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 is selfish‚ and when her friend‚ Madame Foreister is sympathetic
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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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A journey is defined as the travelling of one place to another. However‚ whilst studying Journeys‚ I have found it is much more than that. Often‚ we underestimate the power and importance of the lessons a journey may possess. I have chosen three texts that relate closely to the aspects of Journeys of Discovery. My first selected text is a poem called ‘Journey’ by Narendra Kuppan. My second chosen text is the movie‚ ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and my third text is the book‚ ‘Tomorrow When the War Began
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the real story of a young boy named Enrique who sets out from Honduras and perseveres through many “beasts” to reunite himself with his mother in America. We can see the similarities between Enrique’s Journey and a traditional heroic quest. First off‚ a heroic journey is similar to Enrique’s Journey because they both are faced with many difficult decisions and obstacles. For example‚ Enrique has to cross the threshold into the unknown‚ America. In order to do so‚ he must travel to the border without
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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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root of all evil‚ when in reality money is no more evil than any other object. Money is just an object that can be abused; however‚ the true evil is selfish greed and lust for power. “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence and “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry exemplify two different types of greed through gambling and sacrifice. It is safe to say that people would consider vehicles to be helpful‚ but would they assume cars evil because people die in car accidents? Likely not; likewise‚ money
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Sometimes things seem to be so different from each other that in the end‚ they are much more similar that they pretend to be. Mathilde from The Necklace and Della from The Gift of the Magi seem to have many differences‚ although they more similar that they really look like. For both women‚ happiness is something unknown and unreachable; and their lives are nothing more than hopeless. However‚ happiness is different than being rich‚ and while Mathilde does not care about her husband happiness‚ Della
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Writer’s Choice Name: Course: Institution: Question One: Identify the character/story and the nature of the ironic or difficult situation – What happened? Why was it surprising? Per the story of “Romeo and Juliet” Everyone expect that Romeo and Juliet will surplus all odd‚ get married and live happily ever after but this changes when Juliet after learning that her father wants her to get married to Paris she takes sleeping portion to pretend that she is dead then Romeo arrives and on seeing Juliet
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minions attempt to kill Hercules but instead turn him into a demigod. Hercules is then forced to live on earth in attempt to figure out who he really is and where he truly belongs. In the process Hercules faces many dangers and obstacles along his journey to returning home. Hades discovers that the only person that can stop him is Hercules so Hades does everything in his power to stop Hercules from ruining his plans. Hades then sends his minions to Kidnap Hercules and turn him into a demigod where
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person. Strengths and weaknesses can help shape how they react to a situation. Their reactions can determine how major events will play out in their future. In “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Necklace”‚ Della and Madame Loisel’s weaknesses are very different‚ but they shaped how the character developed. In “The Gift of the Magi”‚ Della is extremely Naive. She believed that selling her hair would make her husband‚ Jim happy. In the article it says‚ “Cut it off and sold it” said Della. “Don’t you like
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