“The Gift of the Magi” Literary Devices “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry is a short story about a lovely couple that worry about each other. Christmas is coming and Jim and Della don’t have enough money to buy a gift. They sale their valuable things in order to have a gift for their partner. “The Gift of the Magi”, O. Henry uses tone, mood, symbolism and irony to develop the plot of the story.
To begin with, O.Henry uses the tone hopelessness, this makes Della look in a critical condition because she doesn’t know what to do in order to have the money she needs for Jim’s gift. For instance, O.Henry stated, “ Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a gift…There was nothing to do but fall on the bed and …show more content…
This reveals the gray cat hopelessness and tedious place, everything about the apartment is considered tiny and Della and Jim had nothing but dullness in their young lives. O. Henry stated, “Furnished rooms at a cost of $8.00 a week. There is little more to say about it. In the hall below was a letter-box too small to hold a letter. There was an electric bell, but it could not make a sound” (Henry 1). By this means that their house was extremely impecunious and sometime have lost their hope for their situations. In continuation, O. Henry symbolize gold as love because Jim trade his old gold watch in a Christmas gift in Della. It also represents money because is something the couple lack. “The Gift of the Magi” stated, “One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas...Jim’s gold watch. It had once belonged to his father. And, long ago, it had belonged to his father’s father…” (Henry 1 and 2). But he bartered his watch to purchase Della’s gift. This shows how important Della is to Jim because he sale his gold watch for the combs, she have wanted a long time ago, but she couldn't purchase for lack of money it represents the eternity of …show more content…
Henry use the literary devices to create a more intensive and emotional story. “The Gift of the Magi” gives a lesson on how it is possible to accomplish goals. If people really work for them at the end, they will succeed. For instance, in the story, the love that Jim and Della have for each other makes them work hard so they can purchase gifts for each other. They were willing to sacrifice their valuable possessions to get the gifts. This is much like in real life like when someone really loves that person, but one time he or her upset them and they are not anymore closed like they use to be. One of them became contrite and want he or her again like they use to do it, they will try their best and no matter how hard will be they will try several times until accomplished. People will not have trouble in life if they decide themselves of what they really
To begin with, O.Henry uses the tone hopelessness, this makes Della look in a critical condition because she doesn’t know what to do in order to have the money she needs for Jim’s gift. For instance, O.Henry stated, “ Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a gift…There was nothing to do but fall on the bed and …show more content…
This reveals the gray cat hopelessness and tedious place, everything about the apartment is considered tiny and Della and Jim had nothing but dullness in their young lives. O. Henry stated, “Furnished rooms at a cost of $8.00 a week. There is little more to say about it. In the hall below was a letter-box too small to hold a letter. There was an electric bell, but it could not make a sound” (Henry 1). By this means that their house was extremely impecunious and sometime have lost their hope for their situations. In continuation, O. Henry symbolize gold as love because Jim trade his old gold watch in a Christmas gift in Della. It also represents money because is something the couple lack. “The Gift of the Magi” stated, “One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas...Jim’s gold watch. It had once belonged to his father. And, long ago, it had belonged to his father’s father…” (Henry 1 and 2). But he bartered his watch to purchase Della’s gift. This shows how important Della is to Jim because he sale his gold watch for the combs, she have wanted a long time ago, but she couldn't purchase for lack of money it represents the eternity of …show more content…
Henry use the literary devices to create a more intensive and emotional story. “The Gift of the Magi” gives a lesson on how it is possible to accomplish goals. If people really work for them at the end, they will succeed. For instance, in the story, the love that Jim and Della have for each other makes them work hard so they can purchase gifts for each other. They were willing to sacrifice their valuable possessions to get the gifts. This is much like in real life like when someone really loves that person, but one time he or her upset them and they are not anymore closed like they use to be. One of them became contrite and want he or her again like they use to do it, they will try their best and no matter how hard will be they will try several times until accomplished. People will not have trouble in life if they decide themselves of what they really