Gift

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…

about myself and the potential spiritual gifts I may have. Admittedly, starting this paper has been a challenge. I am at that stage in life most teenagers go through where they struggle to understand themselves and the purpose God has for them. Right now I do not know what my spiritual gifts are or my “kingdom purpose”, but I am excited to find out. When I first read over the list of spiritual gifts in S.H.A.P.E I felt equally interested and drawn to every gift mentioned there. So I decided to…

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…

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…

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,…

I payed the surprisingly cheap entrance fee at the gift shop counter and continued on into the museum. The museum itself is expansive at least in information. The basic structure of the exhibits is to present a diorama or historical artifact on its chosen time period with a paragraph text on sheets of paper of varying sizes. Other more comprehensive information that couldn’t be summed up in relation to a visual aid were put on sheets of paper pasted onto semi-bulletin board stands and were…

Death is often a hard thing to understand and very emotional for everyone who is affected by it. More times than not it is hard to react in the proper way when someone else is dealing with a death. The book “Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs and Communication of the Dying” by Maggie Callan and Patricia Kelley is all about Hospice care nurses. They tell many stories about their dying patients and their families reactions to the death process. Most of the stories show how to…

amazing memories. Some of them are joyful and excited while others are depressing and got wrenching. Whatever the memory may be they always seem to make a nest in the back of your mind. The book 13 Gifts written by Wendy Mass, Mass creates a story that grasps the beginning of new memories. During 13 Gifts the main character, Tara, creates new memories by finding herself, discovering secrets, and paying off debt. “The sidelines may be safer but life is played on the field.” (Ch. 23, pg 339).…

Lara’s Gift & Whale Rider: Comparison After reading “Lara’s Gift” by Annmarie O’Brien and “Whale Rider” by Witi Ihimaer, I notice many common themes and similarities. Three common themes that stand out to me include: The main character in each book is female, but because of this were discouraged from working by close family members due to their gender. A close female family member to each main character was seen as an influential figure. The main characters end up becoming the heroes of the…

The Importance of Gifts Giving gifts to one another is a great way to express your feelings. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird many gifts were given both tangible and intangible. All of the gifts in the book are important to the story in some way. Many of the the gifts are given by either Boo Radley or Atticus Finch. They both play an important part in Scout and Jem’s childhood. The gifts that both Boo and Atticus give to the children help them to learn new things and grow. Even though the…