In the story, “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry the characters Della and Jim, the protagonists, do many things out of their love for each other and many times make careless decisions because of it. Jim and Della sacrifice their most prized possessions for each other, Della grows her hair long so Jim will ‘love her more’, and Jim works in an undesirable job for little pay for Della. The most obvious example of Jim and Della doing things out of love is they sacrifice their most prized possessions for each other (to get each other gifts), and in turn what they got went with that sacrificed possession. Della and Jim aren't rich, but they both have a very prized possession. The first is Della’s hair, “Della knew her hair was more beautiful
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“Also there was a name beside the door: “Mr. James Dillingham Young.” When the name was being placed there, Mr. James Dillingham Young was being paid $30 a week. Now when he was being paid only $20 a week, the name seemed too long and important. It should perhaps have been “Mr. James D. Young.”” I think that this shows that Jim (Mr. James Dillingham Young) Isn't fond of his long title or of his job but still works in it to make money to make a living with Della. “While the lady of the home is slowly growing quieter we can look at the home. Furnished rooms at a cost of $8 a week. There is little more to say about it.” I believe this shows how they don’t think much of the house, but Jim still works in his job to pay money for the apartment. Some may say that he's merely working in a job to get by, but I disagree. I think Jim is working in an unwanted job for very little pay to make a living with Della. If this wasn't the truth don’t you think Jim would give up his job and not try hard like he does to make money to pay for the necessities? So, Jim works in an undesirable job to make a living with Della, out of love, because Jim loves Della. As you can see, in the Gift of the Magi Della and Jim’s actions are influenced by their love for each other and many times the things they do are careless. Jim and Della sacrifice their most prized possessions for each other, Della grows her hair long so Jim will “love her more”, and Jim works in an undesirable job for little pay for Della. All of these things happened out of the love Jim and Della have for each
“Also there was a name beside the door: “Mr. James Dillingham Young.” When the name was being placed there, Mr. James Dillingham Young was being paid $30 a week. Now when he was being paid only $20 a week, the name seemed too long and important. It should perhaps have been “Mr. James D. Young.”” I think that this shows that Jim (Mr. James Dillingham Young) Isn't fond of his long title or of his job but still works in it to make money to make a living with Della. “While the lady of the home is slowly growing quieter we can look at the home. Furnished rooms at a cost of $8 a week. There is little more to say about it.” I believe this shows how they don’t think much of the house, but Jim still works in his job to pay money for the apartment. Some may say that he's merely working in a job to get by, but I disagree. I think Jim is working in an unwanted job for very little pay to make a living with Della. If this wasn't the truth don’t you think Jim would give up his job and not try hard like he does to make money to pay for the necessities? So, Jim works in an undesirable job to make a living with Della, out of love, because Jim loves Della. As you can see, in the Gift of the Magi Della and Jim’s actions are influenced by their love for each other and many times the things they do are careless. Jim and Della sacrifice their most prized possessions for each other, Della grows her hair long so Jim will “love her more”, and Jim works in an undesirable job for little pay for Della. All of these things happened out of the love Jim and Della have for each