“I would give you up for all the money in the world.” This quote gives the reader a central idea of love expressed in both texts. The story “ The Gift of the Magi” by O.Henry and the poem “ To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet, use the theme of love to express their dying love for their spouse. The author/poet use their writing to talk about love from their perspective. O.Henry and Anne Bradstreet approach the theme of love through their characters thoughts, emotion, and Language choices.
O.Henry and Bradstreet use their characters thoughts to express love as a strong and powerful feeling in different ways. In the story “ The Gift of the Magi” by O.Henry, says “ Suddenly she whirled from the window and stood before the glass. Her eyes were shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its color within twenty seconds. Rapidly she pulled down her hair and let it fall to it’s full length.” This line shows how the character’s (Della) thoughts motivated her to sacrifice. The poem “ To My Dear and Loving Husband” by …show more content…
In the story “ The Gift of the Magi” by O.Henry, it states in paragraph 43 that “ Dell… Let’s put our christmas presents away and keep ‘em a while, They’re too nice to use just as a present. I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs..” This paragraph shows the reader how the characters learns that all they need is each other. In the poem “ To My Dear and Loving Husband” it says in 5-6 that “ I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold or all the riches that the East doth hold.” These lines show the reader how the poet values her husband’s love more than all the gold in the world. In conclusion, O.Henry uses his characters language choices to express how love is between two people and their choices, while Bradstreet uses her characters language choices to express how gold is worth more than all the gold in the entire
O.Henry and Bradstreet use their characters thoughts to express love as a strong and powerful feeling in different ways. In the story “ The Gift of the Magi” by O.Henry, says “ Suddenly she whirled from the window and stood before the glass. Her eyes were shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its color within twenty seconds. Rapidly she pulled down her hair and let it fall to it’s full length.” This line shows how the character’s (Della) thoughts motivated her to sacrifice. The poem “ To My Dear and Loving Husband” by …show more content…
In the story “ The Gift of the Magi” by O.Henry, it states in paragraph 43 that “ Dell… Let’s put our christmas presents away and keep ‘em a while, They’re too nice to use just as a present. I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs..” This paragraph shows the reader how the characters learns that all they need is each other. In the poem “ To My Dear and Loving Husband” it says in 5-6 that “ I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold or all the riches that the East doth hold.” These lines show the reader how the poet values her husband’s love more than all the gold in the world. In conclusion, O.Henry uses his characters language choices to express how love is between two people and their choices, while Bradstreet uses her characters language choices to express how gold is worth more than all the gold in the entire