He wasted the money he saved up and spent hours looking for a special gift for Della. This is stated in the story “ I sold the watch to get money to buy the combs.” This shows that Jim sold his most valuable possession to get Della a gift. The second citation in the story is “The magi brought valuable gifts but, that was not among them. My meaning will be explained soon.” This shows that Jim wanted to explain to Della why he was a little sad that she cut her hair. But, he didn’t find her unattractive even though she thought she would less attractive in Jim’s eyes.The last citation in the story is “ Let’s put our Christmas gift away and keep them a while. They are too nice to use now.” This means that Jim wanted Della to put away her and his gift until they can use it fully one day. When Della’s hair grows back she can use her combs and when Jim buys a new watch he can use his gold …show more content…
This is stated in the story “ This private welcoming world is home, and it’s made of their love.” This shows that their home is built on love, that’s what makes it a private welcoming world. The second citation in the story is “ Something fine and rare and sterling – something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honor of being owned by Jim. This shows that Della is completely dedicated to Jim. She spends a great deal of time just thinking about what to get him. In her eyes, Jim is someone very "rare and fine," deserving of something special. Della would do anything for him even spend a long time looking for a special gift for Jim. The last citation in the story is “ She got out her curling irons and lighted the gas and went to work repairing the ravages made by generosity added to love. Which is always a tremendous task, dear friends a mammoth task.” This means that Della's love has "ravaged" her – it's cost her dearly. As the narrator admits, repairing the damage is a "mammoth task." Della's not only given up something she loved, she's also potentially made herself less attractive to Jim to make him