The two stories‚ “The gift of the Magi” by O Henry and “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant shared similar themes and ironies. In the story “The gift of the Magi” both of the characters‚ Della and James‚ sacrifice the most important things they had (Della’s hair and James’s watch) to give the other happiness to find out the gifts were useless in the end while in “The Necklace”‚ Madame Loisel sacrifices both her own and her husband’s youth to pay for her friend’s necklace that she lost just to find
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The main character in The Necklace’s‚ and the main character in The Gift of the Magi’s‚ personalities differ from one another vastly. In The Necklace‚ the main character Mathilde Loisel is an ungrateful middle class woman who seeks riches and admiration. Alternatively‚ the main character in The Gift of the Magi‚ Della Young‚ is compassionate and works very hard to buy her husband a present‚ and ultimately‚ selling the one thing that was more precious to her than anything else‚ her hair. Mathilde
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Every year‚ I always receive a lot of gifts from my parents and friends on my birthday. But last year‚ I received a special gift from my best friend. It was my birthday. I was presented many colourful and expensive gifts. But my best friend did not give me a gift like that. She gave me a small blue box and said that: “This is my special gift for you. I hope you will like it.” I was very curious about what was in the box. I opened it. It was a scarf! But it was not colourful‚ it was blue and white
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“The Necklace” & “The Gift of the Magi” Share Common Theme Wanting more and better is one of the quality that we all have. In the stories “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi”‚ both writers illustrate the consequences of greed. One would wonder if people do fine much happiness through their search for material? Perhaps greed does make one’s happy at times‚ but because of greed people bury themselves in the bottomless pit of pain and suffering. A dust material such
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Andy’s Gift The short story Andy’s Gift written by Michel Faber revolves around a man named Andrew. One morning he wakes up at a nursing home after five years as a “drooling imbecile”‚ because of a rare disease he had survived and made him loose his mind. The short story is about how he is reunited with his wife and children after he got his mind back‚ the changes and the things that had not changed in their everyday lives. Andy’s Gift shows how losing five years can influence one’s family‚ relationship
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“The Gift of the Magi”/ “The Necklace” At a young age I was taught the value of the dollar. When it comes to money I am a saver. I have always tried to save every penny‚ and when I had a little extra I would treat myself to something I had been wanting. I always tell myself‚ “Save your money‚ you never know when something you really need or would really like to have could come along.” When it comes to having a lot of money and a lot of possessions‚ I don’t really need all of it. Yes‚ every now
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though less in might and stature; whereas to Men he gave strange gifts” (Silmarillion 37). This gift is The Gift of Iluvatar or the gift of death (Silmarillion 37-39). Iluvatar gives this gift to Men because he doesn’t want them to be bound to Middle Earth forever (Silmarillion 38). He wants Men to be free to choose their own path and destiny. He uses these races to explore death‚ its positives and negatives. In the article “The Gift of Iluvatar‚” Damien Casey says‚ “In Tolkien’s world‚ death is not
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How often is the expression‚ "That’s ironic" used throughout the course of history? It rarely is mentioned when prince charming rescues the damsel in distress and spends happily ever after protecting her from advancing princes. Seldom is this phrase exclaimed when the loafing dog discovers an unattended bologna sandwich and helps itself. No‚ irony comes into play when the outcome of the story is mind blowing‚ horrific and earth shattering. When the prince charming swoops in with his "Shakespeare"
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“America’s Gift to My Generation” As Joe Barton once said‚ “Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it‚ and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation’s founders heros.” Our flag is not to be knelt upon‚ but to stand as one together‚ remembering how Veterans risked their lives everyday to go to war and give us freedom today. The least we can do is to thank you. You gave me a future‚ freedom of speech‚ and an education‚ and so many more things. None of you deserve to be spat upon. You
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Guinea and Merck’s Gift to World: A Vaccine for Ebola Christmas may have come early to the West African nation of Guinea; a vaccine developed by Merck and tested on 4‚000 people in Guinea proved 100% effective. Sakoba Keita‚ Ebola response coordinator in Guinea called it Guinea’s gift to the world and it very well might be. Conditions of Testing There are certain medical concerns on the testing methodology. Due to the epidemic nature of the disease and the urgent need for a solution‚ no placebos
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