Summary “the Gift of the Magi”
Summary “The Gift of the Magi”
“The Gift of the Magi” is a wonderful short story. It is the brilliant story that
shows the true meaning of selfless love that the author tries to let the readers to know
from the Christmas gifts. It is not what the gifts are , but the meaning behind the gifts
is more important.
This text is a story about Della and Jim Young , a married couple with very
little money. On the day before Christmas , Della counted the money that she has saved
for months. She found that she had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents , hardly
enough to buy the Christmas gift for Jim. As she looked into a mirror , an idea came to
her. That idea was selling her hair. Della hurried to a wig-maker to sell her hair that
was the only valuable thing for her. When she got twenty dollars for her hair , she went
to the stores to find something worthy for Jim. Eventually , she purchased a platinum
watch chain. Once she arrived the home , she attempted to fix her shorn hair. She heated
a frying pan for dinner and waited nervously by the front door for Jim. When he came
in and saw Della’s hair , he said nothing. His face showed none of the feelings that
Della was expecting. Della went to him and explained that she sold her hair to buy his
present. Jim pulled Della’s Christmas gift. She opened it and found a set of combs. She
understood why Jim was so dazed. Della gave Jim his present. He did not pull out his
watch to fit to the chain because he sold his watch that was handed down from his
grandfather to buy Della’s combs.
To sum up , I felt that “The Gift of the Magi” is a great story that everyone ,
especially
“The Gift of the Magi” is a wonderful short story. It is the brilliant story that
shows the true meaning of selfless love that the author tries to let the readers to know
from the Christmas gifts. It is not what the gifts are , but the meaning behind the gifts
is more important.
This text is a story about Della and Jim Young , a married couple with very
little money. On the day before Christmas , Della counted the money that she has saved
for months. She found that she had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents , hardly
enough to buy the Christmas gift for Jim. As she looked into a mirror , an idea came to
her. That idea was selling her hair. Della hurried to a wig-maker to sell her hair that
was the only valuable thing for her. When she got twenty dollars for her hair , she went
to the stores to find something worthy for Jim. Eventually , she purchased a platinum
watch chain. Once she arrived the home , she attempted to fix her shorn hair. She heated
a frying pan for dinner and waited nervously by the front door for Jim. When he came
in and saw Della’s hair , he said nothing. His face showed none of the feelings that
Della was expecting. Della went to him and explained that she sold her hair to buy his
present. Jim pulled Della’s Christmas gift. She opened it and found a set of combs. She
understood why Jim was so dazed. Della gave Jim his present. He did not pull out his
watch to fit to the chain because he sold his watch that was handed down from his
grandfather to buy Della’s combs.
To sum up , I felt that “The Gift of the Magi” is a great story that everyone ,
especially