While her husband was out she sells her beautiful, valued hair without her husband knowing about such as thing, so she can buy him a chain to go with his cherished watch. Her husband on the other hand goes out and sells his gold watch so he can buy her these alluring combs, with jewels, perfect for her ravishing hair. It’s Christmas day and the couple exchange their gifts, when they open their present, they come to realize that they sold the most remarkable valued asset that they had, just so they could get their epic love a present to open on Christmas morning. The affection that the couple had for each other was passionate enough for both of them to renounce their most prized possession. This example is the definition of love, they did anything
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Henry reveals the love that Jim and Della have for each other based on their characteristics. Their true love for each other was immaculate. In the 1920’s they were a happily married couple, who didn’t have much luxuries in their life due to the fact that “Mr. James Dillingham Young was being paid $30 a week. Now...he was being paid only $20”(Henry2). When it came to buying things the couple were very careful with their finances. (Henry1). Della and Jim weren’t too much to brag on the little that they had, but only when it came to their remarkably treasure valuables. They would renounce what they cherished the most to give their significant other a gift for Christmas. The author reveals that “Each sold the most valuable thing he owned in order to buy a gift for the other” …show more content…
Mr. Young was very enamored of his gold watch, which was an heirloom that belonged to his father and great grandfather before him(Henry2). According to O. Henry “Jim knew that no king had anything so valuable”, if a king had lived in the same house, with all his riches, Jim would have looked at his watch every time he and the king met(Henry2). The significance in the watch was its rich and pure material. (Henry3). The course of Mr. Young’s actions regarding him selling the watch are solemnly established on the desire of Della’s happiness, which is to be considered a sacrifice due to him giving up his most prized possession that had sentimental
Henry reveals the love that Jim and Della have for each other based on their characteristics. Their true love for each other was immaculate. In the 1920’s they were a happily married couple, who didn’t have much luxuries in their life due to the fact that “Mr. James Dillingham Young was being paid $30 a week. Now...he was being paid only $20”(Henry2). When it came to buying things the couple were very careful with their finances. (Henry1). Della and Jim weren’t too much to brag on the little that they had, but only when it came to their remarkably treasure valuables. They would renounce what they cherished the most to give their significant other a gift for Christmas. The author reveals that “Each sold the most valuable thing he owned in order to buy a gift for the other” …show more content…
Mr. Young was very enamored of his gold watch, which was an heirloom that belonged to his father and great grandfather before him(Henry2). According to O. Henry “Jim knew that no king had anything so valuable”, if a king had lived in the same house, with all his riches, Jim would have looked at his watch every time he and the king met(Henry2). The significance in the watch was its rich and pure material. (Henry3). The course of Mr. Young’s actions regarding him selling the watch are solemnly established on the desire of Della’s happiness, which is to be considered a sacrifice due to him giving up his most prized possession that had sentimental