O.Henry‚ whose short stories had built up his great reputation. And the story “The gift of the Magi” was one of those short stories. Anyone who reads this story for the first time may mistake it for a fairy tale because of its title. However there are underlying meanings behind this name‚ which substantially contribute to the value of this story. They are the author’s emphasis on the value of the gifts and his deep appreciation and admiration for the love of two main characters Jim and Della.
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Irony in “The Gift of the Magi” In The Gift of the Magi‚ O Henry uses irony to place special emphasis on love and sacrifice. O Henry is known for his use of irony in his short stories. Irony is defined as: “the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning” (dictionary.com). In The Gift of the Magi‚ O Henry uses verbal‚ situational and dramatic irony to tell his story. The most obvious and prominent type of irony used in The Gift of the Magi was situational irony
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As October 31st slowly approaches‚ both kids and adults alike are getting ready for Halloween. The final touches are being made to costumes and they are making sure the candy bowls are filled to the brim with candy for the trick or treaters. This year alone it is expected that consumers are going to spend about 9.1 billion dollars on Halloween alone. Halloween is one of the oldest holidays that are still celebrated today but many people do not know why we put on costumes and walk the streets to collect
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The Gift of Magi by O. Henry‚ Analysis he Gift of Magi was written in 1906 by William Sidney Porter and American writer best now as O. Henry‚ as part of his second collection of short stories. Nowadays O. Henry is best known for his excessive sentimentalism‚ sadness‚ nostalgia and especially for twisted endings. The Gift of Magi is a story of a “Young” couple‚ not rich‚ in Christmas Eve‚ who want to surprise the loved one with the best gift possible for ea other but they are struggling with money
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Davydova Y. Group 301 1.Presentation: 1.1.The text under consideration is entitled "The Gift of the Magi". It`s functions to show us the main idea of this text and also it tells us about the practice of giving Christmas presents in the first place? The magi‚ at least according to the Christian tradition. According to the Christian Bible‚ the magi were the trio of kings who traveled to Bethlehem from somewhere in the east to deliver three presents to the baby Jesus. According to the story‚ the magi
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Criminology Essay The holidays are approaching and many children are making their annual Christmas lists for mom and dad. Dad is hanging the lights on the house while mom is decorating the house with ornaments. The kids are dreaming of the morning they wake up and mom and dad are sitting next to the tree on Christmas morning with smiles of invitation. Well those dreams ceased for me at the age of eight‚ and for the most part I never really I had a chance to begin that dream. Growing up in
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Before arriving in American I was curious about American .I often wondered about their lifestyle and culture.People in Pakistan connect themselves to American ‚they see people from the United States and think that they all are same. The fact that there are many differences between both of these countries. They may resemble one another in some way‚ yet are different from each other. I have spent eleven years of my life in Pakistan and I can see many differences between these two countries. In my
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Schlueter Household! Well‚ it seems like I just wrote a note to all of you a day ago ~ but‚ as with all of us ~ time flies! We are trying to make our “own” holiday traditions ~ since we don’t have Grandma “M” Schlueter’s house to go to anymore. It is hard. We all remember going to Grandma’s with our dish to share‚ gift exchange gifts‚ some awesome and some horrible (the gifts ~ not the food)‚ but that is what made it fun ~ stealing them from each other
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Fall‚ for some is the beginning of the most tradition rich parts of the year‚ and for me is the best time. I love the chill in the air‚ all the vibrant colors‚ the smells‚ delicious foods‚ football‚ fun and spooky decorations‚ haunted houses‚ corn mazes and pumpkin patches! Every year we take our kids to Powell pumpkin patch to take pictures‚ walk the trails‚ ride the hay ride‚ race through the corn maze‚ and pick out pumpkins to take home and decorate. Here are some “perfect pumpkin picking” tips:
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Christmas is a holiday full with joy. During this season‚ we think about presents. Family is a big part of the holidays. Music can bring us all together and some will talk about Christ‚ and His birth. “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” is one of these songs and it has a very interesting history‚ a message in the song about our Lord and Savior’s birth‚ and favorites always occur in songs and stanzas - mine for this song are just around the corner. ”Hark the Herald Angels Sing‚” has some history and
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