Compare And Contrast Sesame Street And The Gift Of The Magi

There are multiple similarities and differences between "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry and "Sesame Street: The Gift of the Magi". One huge difference between the two is that the book characters are human while the video characters are puppets. We know that the book characters are human because Della states at one point that her hair grows back, and we know that humans hair grows back while puppets hair doesn't. Another point of contrast is the characters gifts and their items of value. Della has long, beautiful hair and cuts and sells it for a chain for Jim's watch. Jim's valuable is a watch, and he sells it for combs for Della's hair. On the other hand, Bert's prized possession is a paper clip collection which he trades for a tub for Ernie's