Della and the Daughter may seem to have a lot of differences on the outside, like one being an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, the Daughter, and one being a natural born American, Della. Even though these characters come from two different places and have two different backgrounds, they have more in common than what meets the eye. Della, from “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, and the Daughter, from the “Daughter of Invention” by Julia Alvarez who’s nickname is Cukita, have many similarities such as both of them being poor and or trying to make a living, they are both passionate about something, and they both give up something to gain something. One way Della and Cukita are similar is in the way that they are both poor and or trying
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However, Cukita gives up something not willingly whereas Della gives up something on her own will. When Cukita reads her father her speech, he rips it up because he thinks it is disrespectful to the teachers, “He snatched my speech out of my hands, held it before my panicked eyes, a vengeful, mad look in his own, and then once, twice, three, four, countless times, he tore my prize into shreds” (Alvarez 88) . Since her speech was ripped up by her father, her mother volunteered to write her a new speech, which was a success. Her father felt so bad for ripping up her speech and being mean to her that he bought her a typewriter that she had been wanting. In so, Cukita gave up her speech for school, not willingly, then her mother wrote her a new speech, which was a success, and her father bought her a typewriter to try and make amends with her. On the other hand, Della cuts off her hair so that she is able to buy Jim a nice Christmas present because she only has one dollar and eighty-seven cents to spend. Della then, with her money from her hair, bought her husband a chain for his watch. In conclusion, Della and Cukita have more similarities than what their appearance and past holds. They are similar in the ways that they are both poor and or trying to make a living, they are both passionate about something, and they both give up something to gain something. Even though these characters are
However, Cukita gives up something not willingly whereas Della gives up something on her own will. When Cukita reads her father her speech, he rips it up because he thinks it is disrespectful to the teachers, “He snatched my speech out of my hands, held it before my panicked eyes, a vengeful, mad look in his own, and then once, twice, three, four, countless times, he tore my prize into shreds” (Alvarez 88) . Since her speech was ripped up by her father, her mother volunteered to write her a new speech, which was a success. Her father felt so bad for ripping up her speech and being mean to her that he bought her a typewriter that she had been wanting. In so, Cukita gave up her speech for school, not willingly, then her mother wrote her a new speech, which was a success, and her father bought her a typewriter to try and make amends with her. On the other hand, Della cuts off her hair so that she is able to buy Jim a nice Christmas present because she only has one dollar and eighty-seven cents to spend. Della then, with her money from her hair, bought her husband a chain for his watch. In conclusion, Della and Cukita have more similarities than what their appearance and past holds. They are similar in the ways that they are both poor and or trying to make a living, they are both passionate about something, and they both give up something to gain something. Even though these characters are