In O’Henry’s “Gift of the Magi‚” Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues‚” and in Bontemps’s “A Summer Tragedy” one discusses the love they have is a healthy relationship. In O’Henry’s “Gift of the Magi” James and Della sold their prized possessions for each other‚ and they are poor. In Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” Sonny and his brother builds a bond. In Bontemps’s “A Summer Tragedy” Jeff and Jennie dies together out of love and being brave. Have you ever loved someone so much? Even though James and Della do not
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in “The Gift of the Magi” By O. Henry William Sydney Porter who also known by his pen name O. Henry. He was born on September 11‚ 1862 in Greensboro‚ North Carolina. O. Henry was an american author that always make excellent literary’s work with twist plot‚ suprising ending and irony as his style and usually his works also inspired by social live or condition. The several famous O. Henry works like “The Ransom of Red Chief‚ “The Furnished Room” and “The Gift of the Magi.” The Gift of the Magi
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In these stories‚ “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry‚ “The Washwoman” by Isaac Singer‚ and “Gwilan’s Harp” by Ursula K. LeGuin‚ the main characters experience great loss. These three stories contain a similar theme which one of the character in the story had a tragic experience. Johnsy from the Last Leaf had lost her hope in life but was stimulate by her best friend‚ Sue. The old washwoman from “The Washwoman” had lost her only son. And‚ Gwilan from “Gwilan’s harp” had lost her husband‚ Torm in an accident
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A.Setting: =>The last leaf takes place in New York City. The largest city in America‚ the location of the story is a small part of New York known as “Greenwich Village” and it is pronounced as “Grennitch” it depicts New York in the light of struggling artist. And it is winter season and it is cold‚ windy night. B.The Third Person POV =>uses he‚she and they C.Characters: Johnsy=>She suffers from pneumonia in this story.Her wish for death and her dialogues reflect her disparity for life. Sue=>she
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¡§The Last Leaf¡¨ by O. Henry and ¡§The Yellow Wallpaper¡¨ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman are essentially two very different pieces of writing when looked at from a perspective on story style. However‚ that is not the aspect we are focusing on. In terms of both stories¡¦ theme and characterization method‚ the themes are actually quite similar with some differences but the characterization process is very different‚ except for the antagonists. In the following paragraphs‚ here are the main points and
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illustrates Lee’s dignity‚ loyalty‚ and bravery. The Last Leaf by Oliver Wendell Holmes The last leaf is about an old man that already lose his friends \’cause their time had already came and that man was left like the last leaf on the tree.And Oliver Wendell Holmes compares himself to that man.If he will be like him‚he want to see the other smiling than to be alone and left behind. This poem is about a man who walks through life alone. He is the last of his kind because he has outlived his generation
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relationship is the relationship between Jim and Della in “The Gift of the Magi”. They love eachother so much that they are willing to sacrifice their most prized possessions to make their spouse happy. Della cuts off her beautiful hair just to get Jim a gift worthy of making him feel loved. Jim sells his watch that was passed down to him through the generations to buy Della some combs for the hair that she treasured. Even when they discover that the gifts are not useful anymore‚ they still love each other.
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The Gift of Love: the wisest of all. Written in the first decade of the twentieth century‚ “The Gift of the Magi” is one of O. Henry ’s most famous stories. It is included in The Four Million‚ his first collection of short stories‚ published in 1906‚ and has been anthologized many times since then. According to Kathleen Wilson‚ ("The Gift of the Magi." Short Stories for Students) the story contains many of the elements for which O. Henry is widely known‚ including poor
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This is ironic because the reader and Della do not know what gift she would receive. The result is a controversy over what the reader would expect. Della sold her long hair already so the reader would not predict Jim to gift her combs. In the following quote: “With that chain on his watch Jim might be properly anxious about the time in any company. Grand as the watch was‚ he sometimes looked
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