The Gift of the Magi

other that have contradicting sayings that confuse and or amuse the person who comes across it. The dark turn irony can take are things that result in death, abuse, etc. The Stories “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Censors” both contain ironic situations that happen to the characters. In the story “The Gift of the Magi” written by O. Henry the ironic situation ends up being funny. Della and James are a married couple who…

O. Henry’s story “The Gift of the Magi” is a story about two people that sacrifice something important to them for the other to have a merry Christmas. They each sell an object they love so that they can buy something the other had wanted. In this case, the main character Della sells her hair to buy her husband, Jim a watch chain and Jim sells his watch to buy Della tortoise shell combs for her hair. The theme that sacrifice for another brings about happiness is revealed to the reader…

The Gift of the Magi, The Necklace, and The Lady or the Tiger all include many instances of irony. Irony helps create more suspense in a story and makes it more entertaining.. Della and Jim give up their most prized possessions because their love for eachother is so great, Mathilde quickly learns that looks can be deceiving, and the King is nothing but barbaric. Irony helps reveal the true theme and characters in a story. True gift giving comes from sacrifice. This is the theme from The Gift of…

The story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant has it's similarities and differences when compared to “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. In both of these stories it is apparent that both couples see material things as values because their situation is related to poverty in some way. The endings in each story show what the true importance is in their lives. “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant is about a middle class couple that is invited to a fancy ball. The wife sees them as poor compared…

The “Gift of the Magi” written by O. Henry is a short story that captures the true essence of love. The story is about a wife named Della, who finds herself in a dilemma when she had been saving up for months, but still did not have enough money to get her husband Jim a gift. Jim and Della own two items that are of substantial value, Jim's gold watch and Della's hair. To get Jim a present, Della decides to cut off her hair. After cutting her hair and selling it, Della takes the money and buys a…

Written text ‘My Sister’s Keeper’ by Jodi Picoult and short story ‘The Gift of the Magi’ by O’ Henry. Media text ‘Mamma Mia’ directed by Phyllida Lloyd and Script ‘Billy Elliot’ by Stephen Daldry. These texts introduce a range of sacrifice that can occur in family relationship; married couple, mother and child, father and child and between siblings. All of these texts are connected sacrificing their most valuable. The Gift of the Magi by O’ Henry shows the theme of sacrifice in family…

Well if you are really interested in reading a ‘Christmas’ story that does not involve Santa or are fed up of the usual, boring conventional Christmas tales, then The Gift of the Magi is the perfect pick! It is a story that reinforces the value of selfless giving. Written by O. Henry, an American short story writer born under the name William Sydney Porter, the plot is really absorbing, and is complimented with details throughout which keeps the reader involved till the very last word. This…

How to Show Love How is love shown? How do you know how much one loves the other? Is it through words, money, or gifts? In the short stories “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry and “Bluffing” by Gail Helgason they show that love is not about what you say, it is about what you do. Words can be used without the user being responsible to its meanings, so it cannot be used to measure one’s love for another. Only your actions can show how much one means to you. For love, one is willing to give up the…

feuding families are forced to keep their love a secret in order to stay together. In O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi” two lovers give up their most prized possessions for the sake of the other. Without romantic love, society would never come to know such moving pieces of literature. For this reason alone one could argue the virtue of romantic love. Moreover, one can see…

We get to understand all goods about things we do for others. Not many people recognize the risks that are taken when making sacrifices. These actions are mostly made for a loved one being a sibling, parent, or girlfriend/boyfriend. In “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, it teaches us how sacrifices are made in the name of love. There are many meanings for sacrificing. The nature of sacrificing is something you have to think about before doing it. “A sacrifice is when you give up something that…