The Gift of the Magi

What Love is Truly About When two people truly love one another, there is nothing they wouldn't do for each other. This concept is shown in the short story, “The Gift of the Magi”, by O. Henry. In the story, both Della and her husband make sacrifices to try to please each other. The author helps get the theme across, of how love is more important than material objects, by using multiple literary terminologies including, foreshadowing, man vs. self conflict, and situational irony. The first term…

are craving something you want, there will be trouble to go through. In the short story, “The Gift of the Magi”, Della had to make a painful decision to cut one of her most valuable items, her long and dark hair, and sell it to get a Christmas present for the love of her life or have the worst holiday ever. Cutting her hair was hard and different, but in the end of the story they bought each other gifts for the items they had sold to buy it. They ended up with the…

In " THE GIFT OF THE MAGI " story theirs only two irony that is talking about or use it. Situational and Dramatic irony are known as the two irony that this story is talking about . The situational irony in this story is that Della finally has been given the combs that she has desired for so long, but only when she is not in a position to use them, for she has cut her hair . Jim and Della have sacrificed their most valuable possessions to buy something for the other to use with their most…

In the stories "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant and "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, the plot is very distinct and different. The characters in "The Necklace" are well off, while the characters in "The Gift of the Magi" are very impoverished. Though different in plot and characters, the theme and lesson learned in the end is very similar, showing the characters the difference between "true" and "false" values and how more important love is when compared to materialistic views. In "The…

had before, and regret their decisions at the end after realizing that money can't bring you happiness. Therefore both girls have a similar values despite their different lifestyle conditions. Mathilde from "The Necklace" and Della from "The Gift of the Magi" give value to material things. Mathilde was only happy after her husband gave her a ball invitation, a dress and after she borrowed a diamond necklace from Madame Forestier, for example: "I'm completly miserable that I don't have any…

The Necklace and Gift of The Magi When someone thinks of two poor women from years ago, they might just think of any ordinary, stereotypical female working at home doing nothing but cleaning, cooking, and sewing. These stories propose a different idea. Two different women go through a series of events in order to succeed in what they’re attempting for someone or themselves. Along with differences of course, they also have many similarities between them, a big one being irony. The two main…

The Sesame Street video and The Gift of the Magi are very similar. Yet they also have many differences. The Gift of the Magi is about two people that sacrifice their most loved items to get something to go with the other person's sacrificed thing. The Sesame Street video was a version of the same thing. Some similarities between the two are the characters, the irony, and the setting. The characters are similar because in The Gift of the Magi and the Sesame Street video both characters liked…

Short and Sweet The short story “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, was published in December of 1905. In only a few pages, William Sydney Porter, under his pen name O. Henry, composes a magical story of love and sacrifice. Both characters are willing to give up what they love most for the person they love. O. Henry shows his excellence as a writer in “The Gift of the Magi” with his plot, use of irony, and his theme of love. According to Emily Wenstrom from “The Write Practice”, there are a…

Love, status, and money In the two stories “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi” both show a different view of love. In the stories they show the lack of money, status, and love for their partner. These appear between both Della and Madame Loisel are similar and diverse. But love plays a big role in the two books it shows their character and what will become of them in the end. In “The Necklace” Madame Loisel is miserable with her life. The lack of money, status and the love of her…

Della James The Gift of the Magi is a very sentimental short story. The characters in this story especially Della James shows us what a great relationship consist of. Throughout the story Mrs. James shows us that she is a loving unselfish and eager to please, which helps us better understand why Mr. and Mrs. James marriage is so successful. Dallas James shows loving she truly is throughout the whole story. No matter what della did she was always thoughtful and kind when it came to Mr James.…