Gift Of The Magi Essay

Henry also expresses the love that James and Della have for each other. Della doesn’t just cry when she realizes that she doesn’t have the money for a great gift for James, she howls. She greatly hugs him when he returns home and gets to his flat. After cutting her hair and receiving the money to buy his gift she was so ecstatic that her sacrifice seemed to not bother her until she got home and looked at it, and even then she was only worried that James wouldn’t like her without hair. She…

on. In Henry’s story,” The Gift of the Magi,” Della and her husband James are in poverty. They can’t afford each other a present for Christmas. They sell their most valued items to get each other quality gifts. Henry reveals the theme in this story by using irony and characterization. Irony is the unexpected outcomes. “ I had my hair cut off and sold because I could not have lived through Christmas without giving you a present.” (page 3) Della sold her hair for a gift for her loved one. This…

The Gift of the Magi’s analysis “The Gift of the Magi”, by O. Henry, is rewritten in many different forms. There is a Mickey mouse version about a necklace and a harmonica. Most people remember the original version. This story ties different literary devices and plot all together. When the narrator talks and describes the place around them it helps set seen. Then the setting really pushes the fact that they are poor and that the setting helps the narrator. Also the plot is pretty standard, but…

What if you got rid of your prize possession to buy your loved one a gift, but they ended up selling their possession that your gift was for. Man talk about irony. The “Gift of the Magi” is a story that shows a lot of irony. In the story a woman buys a gift for her husband but she had to sell her hair to get the gift. She bought a gift for her husbands watch and her husband had to sell his watch to buy something for her hair. The theme of the story would be, if one is poor, they may have to make…

When you love someone, you care about that person more than anything else in this world. In the “The Gift of the Magi” the depth and generosity only seen in true love is demonstrated by the main characters. The “Gift of the Magi” is a short story by writer O. Henry. The story is centered around a young, loving, married couple Mr. James Dillingham Young, referred to as Jim, and Mrs. Della Dillingham, who is referred to as Della. The story has many events agglomerated with sentimental warmth of…

The stories of “The Necklace” and “The Gift of The Magi” tell of two women who live a poor lifestyle and the challenges they face due to their financial statuses. The women, Madame Loisel and Della Dillingham Young, show similarities in the lifestyles they both live. However, their attitudes, personalities, the way they treat their husbands, and values differ in multiple ways. Madame Loisel and Della live similar lives, for they both live a rather poor lifestyle. Madame Loisel lived among,…

The touching story “ The Gift of Magi” tells how two people are trying to get the best for the other as much as possible. There are multiple themes related to the story: love is about who you are, not how you look; “giving” is not what you give, it’s why you give. Both characters, Della and Jim tries to give something with anything they have. “The themes of love and generosity work hand in hand with the story’s examination of what it means to be rich or poor (The Gift 71).” They do not care…

Both “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry and “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant have numerous similarities and differences, all of which help define each short story and their themes. The main differences and similarities between “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Necklace” are the different aspects of pride, the acts of selflessness, and the kind of relationships both of the couples in the stories have. These differences and similarities help define the themes of love, sacrifice, and pride in both…

"The Gift of the Magi" is about a young couple, Della and Jim Dillingham. Initially, the couple attempted to get each other the best Christmas gifts ever. Even so, their gifts would be completely useless. According to Scientific American, "...romantic love must have common roots in our ancestry" (Hsu 49). Hsu wrote that stories that romance must be a part of our history. Furthermore, this is how the Dillinghams are so relatable. They only cared about each other, not their gifts. "The Gift of the…

“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…