Gift Of The Magi Theme

When you love someone, you care about that person more than anything else in this world. In the “The Gift of the Magi” the depth and generosity only seen in true love is demonstrated by the main characters. The “Gift of the Magi” is a short story by writer O. Henry. The story is centered around a young, loving, married couple Mr. James Dillingham Young, referred to as Jim, and Mrs. Della Dillingham, who is referred to as Della. The story has many events agglomerated with sentimental warmth of love and compassion. Ultimately the story has an astonishing end in which Jim and Della’s reciprocation of Christmas gifts results in the sale of their most prized possessions. In addition to the financial costs of the Christmas gifts Della and Jim both make sacrifices of their most prized possessions to express their deep love for one another
This timeless, romantic story takes place on Christmas Eve and begins with Della lying on the bed hopeless, with her eyes swelling and turning red. A single tear escapes and rolls down her cheek with more closely behind, as Della …show more content…
The narrator points out how the couple is facing poverty but are still staying strong, not turning against one another and actually growing stronger despite their difficult circumstances. “The James Dillingham Young’s were very proud of two things which they owned. One thing was Jim’s gold watch that had been his father’s and grandfather’s. The other thing was Della’s hair (O.Henry pg.197).” During hard times many young couples sacrifice material things for the needs of their family. During these difficult times many couples will forgo any material things at all to ensure the basic needs of the family are being met. Jim and Della not only ensured that their basic needs were being met, but they wanted to show their commitment to one another through the exchange of material