The Gift of the Magi
Q - Why does the writer calls Jim and Della the magi?
Ans - the Magi as written in the bible were three wise men who came from east to give presents to the baby jesus in the manger. the three wise men were Gasper, Melchior, and Balthasor. and the gifts they brought were gold, frankincese and myarrh. they were said to be wise because they followed the star of bethlehem to reach baby jesus. and it is said that these gidfts by the magi were the wisest gifts of all. they invented the art of giving gifts on christmas eve.
In the same way in the story "the gift of magi" by o'henry jim and della were considered foolish by the writer as they sold off their most precious possessions so they could buy each other a christmas gift. della sold her beutiful varnished hair which looked like a cascade of brown waters inorder to buy jim a present. and jim had sold his heirloom golden watch which he had inherited from his ancestors to buy a gift for della. however, the gifts that were bought were namely the set of combs pure tortoise shelled with rims on its edges for della's hair and the ornamental platinum fob chain for jim's golden watch but were of no use because the very thing the gifts were gonna compliment were sold off earlier to make provession for the special gifts. but when both came to know that they would not be able to use each other's gift they were neither frustrated nor angry because they knew that in their foolishness there was the love involved that they had for each other. it is said that the gift is more valued when the most valuable sacrifice is made for it like those two souls who sacrificed their worldly possessions for each other. so it can be justifiable said that jim and della were the
Ans - the Magi as written in the bible were three wise men who came from east to give presents to the baby jesus in the manger. the three wise men were Gasper, Melchior, and Balthasor. and the gifts they brought were gold, frankincese and myarrh. they were said to be wise because they followed the star of bethlehem to reach baby jesus. and it is said that these gidfts by the magi were the wisest gifts of all. they invented the art of giving gifts on christmas eve.
In the same way in the story "the gift of magi" by o'henry jim and della were considered foolish by the writer as they sold off their most precious possessions so they could buy each other a christmas gift. della sold her beutiful varnished hair which looked like a cascade of brown waters inorder to buy jim a present. and jim had sold his heirloom golden watch which he had inherited from his ancestors to buy a gift for della. however, the gifts that were bought were namely the set of combs pure tortoise shelled with rims on its edges for della's hair and the ornamental platinum fob chain for jim's golden watch but were of no use because the very thing the gifts were gonna compliment were sold off earlier to make provession for the special gifts. but when both came to know that they would not be able to use each other's gift they were neither frustrated nor angry because they knew that in their foolishness there was the love involved that they had for each other. it is said that the gift is more valued when the most valuable sacrifice is made for it like those two souls who sacrificed their worldly possessions for each other. so it can be justifiable said that jim and della were the