What are the insane sacrifices people make for love and what are the consequences?
In “ The Gift of the Magi” written by O.Henry and “ The Bass,the River, and Sheila Mant” written by W.D. Wetherell, the authors show society’s view of love and individual's view of love.
In “ The Gift of the Magi” the main conflict is that they both want to buy each other gifts but they can not afford them.The conflict is resolved when they both sell something of their own to buy each other gifts. In “ The Bass,the River, and Sheila Mant” the main conflict is that the young boy sacrificed fishing the bass to be with this girl because she did not like fishing.” The Gift of the Magi” and “ The Bass,the River, and Sheila Mant” show beyond doubt the sacrifices people make for love and the consequences of those actions because it shows how Della cut her hair to buy Jim a chain for his watch and how he ended up not needing it because he sold his watch to buy Della a gift. Furthermore, it shows how Jim sells his golden watch to buy Della shell combs for her hair and how she ended up not needing it because she had cut her hair. Moreover, it shows beyond doubt the sacrifices people make for love because it shows how a young boy sacrificed fishing a huge fish to impress and be in the same page as this girl that he had a crush on because she …show more content…
A difference is that in “The Bass,the River, and Sheila Mant” the young boy realized Sheila did not felt the same way about him as he felt about her “ For the first time she looked at me,really looked at me “ You’re a funny kid, you know that?” ( Wetherell 249). In addition, another difference is that in “ The Bass,the River, and Sheila Mant” it shows that something you may love is not always what it seems “ Poor Sheila! Before the month as over, the spell she cast over me was gone” (Wetherell
In “ The Gift of the Magi” written by O.Henry and “ The Bass,the River, and Sheila Mant” written by W.D. Wetherell, the authors show society’s view of love and individual's view of love.
In “ The Gift of the Magi” the main conflict is that they both want to buy each other gifts but they can not afford them.The conflict is resolved when they both sell something of their own to buy each other gifts. In “ The Bass,the River, and Sheila Mant” the main conflict is that the young boy sacrificed fishing the bass to be with this girl because she did not like fishing.” The Gift of the Magi” and “ The Bass,the River, and Sheila Mant” show beyond doubt the sacrifices people make for love and the consequences of those actions because it shows how Della cut her hair to buy Jim a chain for his watch and how he ended up not needing it because he sold his watch to buy Della a gift. Furthermore, it shows how Jim sells his golden watch to buy Della shell combs for her hair and how she ended up not needing it because she had cut her hair. Moreover, it shows beyond doubt the sacrifices people make for love because it shows how a young boy sacrificed fishing a huge fish to impress and be in the same page as this girl that he had a crush on because she …show more content…
A difference is that in “The Bass,the River, and Sheila Mant” the young boy realized Sheila did not felt the same way about him as he felt about her “ For the first time she looked at me,really looked at me “ You’re a funny kid, you know that?” ( Wetherell 249). In addition, another difference is that in “ The Bass,the River, and Sheila Mant” it shows that something you may love is not always what it seems “ Poor Sheila! Before the month as over, the spell she cast over me was gone” (Wetherell