behind a story. Literary symbols and point of view help us to understand what the theme of a story actually is. The theme of “The gift of Magi” is selflessness. Symbolism and Plot are two literary elements in this story that contribute to the theme. The theme in a story is associated with an idea that lies behind the story (R.W. Clugston‚ 2010) To understand what the theme of the story is we have to figure out what the literary symbols are and what they stand for. “The Gift of Magi” tells a
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In the gift of the magi by O. Henry‚ he shows two people who love each other so much that they will sacrifice their favorite things for the other. The gift of the magi is about two people; Della and Jim. It is Christmas Eve and Della wants to give her husband Jim a nice gift but all she has is $1.87. She ends up giving up her prized possession (her hair) to get a chain for his watch‚ and her husband sold his watch (his prized possession) to get combs for her hair. They end up with a gift that they
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of the short story “The Gift of the Magi” puts in a very important theme into this story. The theme is centered around the main characters Della and Jim. In this story both of the characters are faced with an important choice to make. Henry tells a theme through irony and the characters’ actions‚ that shows that it’s important to make sacrifices for love and happiness and there are many ways to prove this theme throughout the story. Firstly‚ In the story “The Gift of The Magi” both of the
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de Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace‚” Madame Loisel loses the necklace that she had previously borrowed from a friend and her husband Monsieur loisel meticulously searches the streets to find the necklace which doesn’t turn up and have to work hard to pay it off not knowing that the necklace is of little value. Contrariwise‚ in O. Henry’s short fiction “The gift of the Magi‚” the characters Jim and Della selflessly use the little wealth they have to buy each other a gift for christmas and then
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THE GIFT OF MAGI Della and Jim Young‚ the main characters in "The Gift of the Magi‚’’ are a young married couple with very little money. Jim has suffered a thirty-percent pay cut‚ and the two must scrimp for everything. On the day before Christmas‚ Delia counts the money she has painstakingly saved for months. She is dismayed to find she has less than two dollars‚ hardly enough to buy anything at all. After a good long cry‚ Delia determines to find a way to buy Jim the present he deserves. As she
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many people struggle with insecurities‚ of their money and love‚ taking over their lives. In the wonderful story “The Gift of the Magi” By O’Henry‚ Della‚ the thoughtful main character‚ is struggling with these same issues‚ but she then learns that love can be shown in many different ways. She learns this as she is trying to find a gift good enough for her husband‚ Jim. Throughout the story‚ Della shows many signs of her insecurities‚ but in the end she learns that there is no need to be insecure
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The story The gift of the Magi tells the story about a young married couple who are deeply in love and want to get each other a gift for Christmas. The problem they share is that they are incredibly poor and acquiring a gift that is worthy of their spouse is nearly impossible. Della had only saved one dollar and eighty-seven cents in order to buy her husband a gift‚ knowing that that amount wasn’t enough; she decided to sell her long luscious hair. Jim Della’s husband‚ decided to sell his gold watch
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The Gift of The Magi and The Necklace writing assignment 5th period In these stories‚ the relationship between the Young’s and the Loisel’s are very different. The treatment in the relationships are different‚ also how each other feels about one another. The wives values are also different and husbands also. Although they have many differences‚ the two stories are also alike in many ways. In Della and Jim’s relationship‚ each of them value each other the same. Both care for one another and
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There are lots of components in a good story‚ plot‚ theme‚ characters‚ structure and so many more. A lot of stories are better than others because of the components of good irony‚ relate-able characters‚ and a good structure. Irony makes a really good story because it lets you discover a lot about a character and if he is good or bad‚ gonna do something to someone or help someone‚ and the personality of the character. For example writer Van Tomphson on his website says “This approach to irony can
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In the short story‚ “The Gift of the Magi”‚ O. Henry uses literary devices to show us that love and sacrifice are powerful human emotions‚ that cannot be outstripped by material possessions. In the story‚ the author uses many quotes to express symbolism to help reiterate the theme‚ one of the quotes is‚ “of all who give and receive gifts‚ such as they are the wisest. Everywhere they are the wisest. They are the Magi” (O Henry 185-186). This quote applies to the theme‚ because it helps to relate their
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