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    The Gift of the Magi Valery Taylor ENG 125 Prof. Matthew Norsworthy April 30‚ 2012 The Gift of Magi In this short story‚ The Gift of Magi‚ O.Henry focuses mainly on one most important theme which is selfless love. In this writing‚ whose title is an allusion to the gift of the three wise men to Jesus when he was born‚ the writer clearly shows the value of personal affection and the true meaning of giving gifts. In short‚ the main idea is that the best gift is that which is most sincere and

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    Janine Giandomenico October 10‚ 2012 “The Gift of the Magi” "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry is a tale rich with the simplicity of times past‚ while carrying forward one that transcends time an history…the unconditional love and sacrifice of man (Jim) and wife (Della). Published in 1906 in “The Four Million”‚ it was his first collection of short stories‚ it included a surprise ending that come to be considered typical of Henry’s other writings. “The story is also thought to exemplify the

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    The Gift of the Magi Ashlee Stevens ENG125: Introduction to Literature Amy Sloan September 10‚ 2012 Ashford University The Gift of the Magi The Gift of the Magi was about sacrificial love. The story explained how important it is to be willing to sacrifice for the one that you love. No matter what the circumstance‚ if a person can unselfishly give of themselves for another‚ they can experience life in a whole new way. Many people give what is not important to them and

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    The Theme of “The Gift of the Magi” William Sydney Porter‚ or O. Henry as it is widely known‚ is one of the most famous names in American literature. He was a master short-story writer of nearly 300 short stories. With a very inventive mind‚ he made plots for his stories from the commonplace things. The settings of his stories were drawn from his experience and‚ likewise‚ his characters were based on actual people he had known. In rapid-moving prose‚ he developed his stories imaginatively and

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    lives. The actions of the main character in "Gift of the Magi" clearly exemplifies these verses. However‚ the actions and deeds of the main character in "The Necklace" are and example of how not to live. In "The Gift of the Magi‚" Della serves as a role model for the Principles of Matthew‚ however‚ in "The Necklace‚" Mathilda is only concerned with her own selfish needs‚ therefore contradicting the Bible. The actions of Della in the "Gift of the Magi" clearly exemplify the Principles of Matthew

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    Journal 1 – The Gift of the Magi By: Mariyam Meefau Rasheed Student ID: 004T5414 This is a story about a married couple set in the Christmas time in the early 20th century. The story talks about foolish and impulsive sacrifices made by a young couple with a very little amount of money. They make these sacrifices to buy Christmas presents for each another. The Young couple‚ Jim and Della‚ were very poor. The author does not give much insight on their past‚ but describes them just enough to know

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    01633012874 Analysis the short story “ the Gift of Magic” by O.Henry O. Henry whose real name was William Sydney Porter was a famous American writer. He’s considered one of the great American short story authors. O. Henry’s stories are known for rich emotion ‚ their playful and optimistic sense of humor‚ and especially for their twist endings. One of O.Henry ‘s stories the most loved by Western reader is “ The gift of Magic “. It can also be considered as

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    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.

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    Irony Essay In the short story The Gift of Magi‚ written by O. Henry‚ you are introduced to Della. A young wife who is determined to buy her husband‚ Jim‚ a Christmas gift. However‚ when the families’ income was cut back‚ Della tried to make her $1.87‚ which was her total savings‚ enough to buy Jim a gift before Christmas. With Christmas being tomorrow‚ she tries to figure out what she is going to do. She sits on her couch clutching to what is all she has. Her small amount of savings reminds

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    The lack of imagery and metaphor in O. Henry’s short story “The Gift of Magi” make the few Bible allusions stand out. In the last paragraph O. Henry compares Jim and Della to the three wise men that came to give gifts to Jesus on the first Christmas. Also in the exposition of the story there are another two Biblical allusions. Della’s hair is written to be so beautiful that her hair would depreciate The Queen of Sheba’s jewels and gifts. And Jim’s golden watch would have made King Solomon pluck his

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