Does being wealthy necessarily mean you’re rich? “One selfless act can positively impact the lives of many.”(Unknown) Today in our world selfless acts are becoming more and more scarce. People in our world are becoming really selfish. In the story The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, the characters Della and Jim do some really selfless acts to buy each other gifts they really wanted. In the story The Treasure of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers, Lemon teaches Greg that treasure isn’t always worth a lot of money, sometimes it just has to have personal value to that person. Finally, in the story The Unexpected Guest by Donna Scales, Joe teaches main character Donna to not judge a person by their looks or by their possessions. The authors O. Henry(The
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On page 8 and 9 it states, “Greg looked at the old man, saw the distant look in his eye, then turned to the clippings. They told of Sweet Lemon Brown, a blues singer and harmonica player who was appearing at different theaters in the South. One of the clippings said he had been the hit of the show, although not the headliner. All of the clippings were reviews of shows Lemon Brown had been in more than fifty years ago. Greg looked at the harmonica. It was dented badly on one side, with the reed holes on one end nearly closed… ‘I traveled around, and one time I come home, and there was this letter saying Jesse got killed in the war. Broke my heart, it truly did.’ ‘They sent back what he had with him over there, and what it was is this old mouth fiddle and these clippings. Him carrying it around with him like that told me it meant something to him. That was my treasure, and when I give it to him he treated it just like that, a treasure.’” Before learning what LEmons treasure was, Greg probably thought it was money or something expensive. But after seeing what it was, I think he learned that treasure isn’t always of monetary value, but meaningful. I think he also learned to value Lemon by his possessions. When Greg read the newspaper clippings, he realized why he kept them. He kept them to remind him of his treasured past. He also kept them to remind …show more content…
Authors O. Henry (The Gift of the Magi), Walter Dean Myers(The Treasure of Lemon Brown), and Donna Scales (The Unexpected Guest) beautifully communicate the life lessons of selflessness and valuing people over possessions. Author O. Henry uses allusion to show the theme of selflessness in The Gift of the Magi. Walter Dean Myers uses irony to show the theme of valuing people over possessions in The Treasure of Lemon Brown. Finally, Donna Scales uses allusion to show the theme of selflessness in The Unexpected Guest. If there is one thing I would like you to take away from my essay, is to not be selfish and judgemental to those in
On page 8 and 9 it states, “Greg looked at the old man, saw the distant look in his eye, then turned to the clippings. They told of Sweet Lemon Brown, a blues singer and harmonica player who was appearing at different theaters in the South. One of the clippings said he had been the hit of the show, although not the headliner. All of the clippings were reviews of shows Lemon Brown had been in more than fifty years ago. Greg looked at the harmonica. It was dented badly on one side, with the reed holes on one end nearly closed… ‘I traveled around, and one time I come home, and there was this letter saying Jesse got killed in the war. Broke my heart, it truly did.’ ‘They sent back what he had with him over there, and what it was is this old mouth fiddle and these clippings. Him carrying it around with him like that told me it meant something to him. That was my treasure, and when I give it to him he treated it just like that, a treasure.’” Before learning what LEmons treasure was, Greg probably thought it was money or something expensive. But after seeing what it was, I think he learned that treasure isn’t always of monetary value, but meaningful. I think he also learned to value Lemon by his possessions. When Greg read the newspaper clippings, he realized why he kept them. He kept them to remind him of his treasured past. He also kept them to remind …show more content…
Authors O. Henry (The Gift of the Magi), Walter Dean Myers(The Treasure of Lemon Brown), and Donna Scales (The Unexpected Guest) beautifully communicate the life lessons of selflessness and valuing people over possessions. Author O. Henry uses allusion to show the theme of selflessness in The Gift of the Magi. Walter Dean Myers uses irony to show the theme of valuing people over possessions in The Treasure of Lemon Brown. Finally, Donna Scales uses allusion to show the theme of selflessness in The Unexpected Guest. If there is one thing I would like you to take away from my essay, is to not be selfish and judgemental to those in