Gift Of The Magi Essay

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…

The Gift of the Magi tells of a story about sacrificing what’s most precious to us for those that we love. Love requires many sacrifices, whether it be romantic or platonic it will that you shed blood to protect the many virtues that one may hold dear. The Gift of the Magi tells a story about a couple selling off their objects of such valor in order to buy a gift for the one who they love most but at the end they got rid of the objects that needed their partner’s already.The gifts were all in…

The conflict of the short story "The Gift of the Magi" is an external conflict in which Della wants to get Jim a gift that would perfectly match him and his watch and vise versa, but Della had to sell her most prized possession to afford the gift, her long beautiful hair. The hair that would make the queen of the poverty stricken town jealous. The time frame and setting in which both Della and Jim live in, is a town riddled with poverty along with the poor citizens, including Della and…

Would you be willing to give up something you love for someone you love? In the short story "The Gift of the Magi" written by O' Henry. The main character was faced with this same dilemma. Everyone agrees that Della greatly desired to give a gift to her husband, Jim, for Christmas; however, some feel Della should not cut her hair and sell it for Jim's gift, while others feel the exact opposite; Della should cut and sell her most valuable possession so that Jim can have a nice Christmas. Della…

A gift has to come from the heart and have value. Not of how much it cost but, of how important is it to you. The theme of a story is a general statement that goes beyond the storyline. The theme of “ The Gift Of the Magi,” written by O. Henry is that love is the greatest gift of all. They show this theme by showing how much they do to make each other happy. Della cuts her hair to buy Jim a present for Christmas. She only had one dollar and eighty- seven cents. Della asked a lady in a store…

Sacrifice in “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Necklace” In “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry and in “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant the characters face poverty. “The Gift of the Magi” Della and Jim want to get each other something special for Christmas. They both sacrifice their most valuable possessions for each other. “The Necklace” Mathilde asks her husband for money because they are going to the Minister of Education, and she says that her clothes will make her look poor; she gets a…

Some stories are made based the meaning of life for some. That is the main reasoning in The Gift of the Magi and The Necklace. The Necklace tells us that sometimes things one wants to have may not be the things that one needs or has to have and The Gift of the Magi tells us that some people will give up their most prized things for the one they love and cherish. Though they have some similar attributes. The main characters Della and Mme. Loisel both have 2 very different outlooks on life. Both…

Irony helps to develop a theme of selflessness in the short story “The Gift of the Magi” as O. Henry reveals the misfortune behind the story. Near the conclusion of the story irony is frequently used to show the pure misfortune of the tale. Since Jim “sold the watch to get the money to buy [the] combs”, and “the tresses that should have adorned the coveted adornments were gone” it’s easy to see the pure misfortune and irony of the situation (Henry, 5). However, through this misfortune we also…

O. Henry is a well-known writer for his short stories, and one of his most famous short stories is called the “Gift of the Magi”. Although this piece centers around the Christmas holiday, the meaning of it transcends the Christmas season and can be put into everyday life. In some instances throughout the “Gift of the Magi,” irony is used to drive the central themes. O. Henry emphasizes the themes of love, selflessness and the practicality of gifts given at Christmas time. The story centers…

Have you ever sacrificed your possessions for a loved one in your life? The short story, "The Gift of The Magi," by O. Henry is an amazing short story about love and sacrifice between a couple. A Sir, named Jim, and a madam, named Della. Both made sacrifices in this short story by giving up the possessions they value most in their relationship. Sacrifice in this short story is shown by a couple giving up their most valuable possessions for each other. Della and Jim used all of their money to buy…