The True Value Of Things
Della may seem a much better woman when it comes to values than Mathilde, but they are not so different when you analyze closely. Both characters value material things, realize the value of what they had before, and regret their decisions at the end after realizing that money can't bring you happiness. Therefore both girls have a similar values despite their different lifestyle conditions.
Mathilde from "The Necklace" and Della from "The Gift of the Magi" give value to material things. Mathilde was only happy after her husband gave her a ball invitation, a dress and after she borrowed a diamond necklace from Madame Forestier, for example: "I'm completly miserable that I don't have any jewelry, not a single ornament, …show more content…
Della sold her hair for money to buy Jim a present because she wanted to make him happy and felt like he would be happier with something material besides what they already had like in this example: "will you buy my hair?"(O.
Henry). Both characters realize the value of what they had before, like is seen in this example: "And now, they were hers, but the curls that should have been decorated by these objects of ornamentation were gone"(O. Henry). Della realizes that Jim did not care about the present and was happy about their life and their love, this is visible in this part of the story: "I don't think there's any type of haircut or a shave of a shampoo that could make me love my girl any less"(O. Henry). Mathilde realizes that she had a really good life comparing to her new hardworking life after loosing the necklace, after Madame Loisier says that: "Oh, my poor Mathilde! My necklace was an imitation. False! It was worth at most only give hundred francs"(Guy de Maupassant). Both regret their choices. Della regrets the choice of cutting her hair because her present was not important to Jim, and the present he got her dependend on her long hair, like this part of the text shows: "Beautiful combs"(O. Henry). …show more content…
Della is selfless, she cuts her hair that is something she values to buy Jim a present that could simbolize how much she loves and cares for him: " Oh, the next twou hours passed on rosy wings. She was searching the stores for Jim's present"(O. Henry). Mathilde is selfish, she does not value her husband's work for her happiness and feels like every attempt from his part to make her happy is embarrasing and helpless to try: "My dear, I thought you would be pleased"(Guy de Maupassant). Mathilde is unhappy because she wants to be rich and is ashamed of her economic situation around the rich people she sees every day and compares her life with: " Give your invitation to some colleague whose wife has better conditions than I do"(Guy de Maupassant). Della is happy with her life even if she is poor and having difficulties with payments, because she has Jim to confort her and is passing throught the same difficulties: " He was called Jim and warmly hugged by Mrs.James Dillingham Young, already introduced to you as Della"(O. Henry). Mathilde is richer than Della, she has
Della may seem a much better woman when it comes to values than Mathilde, but they are not so different when you analyze closely. Both characters value material things, realize the value of what they had before, and regret their decisions at the end after realizing that money can't bring you happiness. Therefore both girls have a similar values despite their different lifestyle conditions.
Mathilde from "The Necklace" and Della from "The Gift of the Magi" give value to material things. Mathilde was only happy after her husband gave her a ball invitation, a dress and after she borrowed a diamond necklace from Madame Forestier, for example: "I'm completly miserable that I don't have any jewelry, not a single ornament, …show more content…
Della sold her hair for money to buy Jim a present because she wanted to make him happy and felt like he would be happier with something material besides what they already had like in this example: "will you buy my hair?"(O.
Henry). Both characters realize the value of what they had before, like is seen in this example: "And now, they were hers, but the curls that should have been decorated by these objects of ornamentation were gone"(O. Henry). Della realizes that Jim did not care about the present and was happy about their life and their love, this is visible in this part of the story: "I don't think there's any type of haircut or a shave of a shampoo that could make me love my girl any less"(O. Henry). Mathilde realizes that she had a really good life comparing to her new hardworking life after loosing the necklace, after Madame Loisier says that: "Oh, my poor Mathilde! My necklace was an imitation. False! It was worth at most only give hundred francs"(Guy de Maupassant). Both regret their choices. Della regrets the choice of cutting her hair because her present was not important to Jim, and the present he got her dependend on her long hair, like this part of the text shows: "Beautiful combs"(O. Henry). …show more content…
Della is selfless, she cuts her hair that is something she values to buy Jim a present that could simbolize how much she loves and cares for him: " Oh, the next twou hours passed on rosy wings. She was searching the stores for Jim's present"(O. Henry). Mathilde is selfish, she does not value her husband's work for her happiness and feels like every attempt from his part to make her happy is embarrasing and helpless to try: "My dear, I thought you would be pleased"(Guy de Maupassant). Mathilde is unhappy because she wants to be rich and is ashamed of her economic situation around the rich people she sees every day and compares her life with: " Give your invitation to some colleague whose wife has better conditions than I do"(Guy de Maupassant). Della is happy with her life even if she is poor and having difficulties with payments, because she has Jim to confort her and is passing throught the same difficulties: " He was called Jim and warmly hugged by Mrs.James Dillingham Young, already introduced to you as Della"(O. Henry). Mathilde is richer than Della, she has