Comp II 11 December 2014 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
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Love‚ care and sacrifice are indispensible to most of the relationships of life; especially in marriage‚ these factors become more important. Each of the couple has to know for whom and for which they live and work. In “The Gift of the Magi”‚ O.Henry was really successful in describing the love‚ care and sacrifice that Della and Jim give each other. The story would not become famous without its “surprising ending”‚ the accident and coincidence. Readers are attracted to the moving love story between
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Many times authors use irony to prove a point. There are three types of irony: dramatic‚ verbal‚ and situational. Situational irony is present in “The Sniper”‚ “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ “Gift of the Magi”‚ and “The Necklace” to help create the theme in the stories. In the story The Sniper situational irony plays a major part in the story.”The lust of battle died in him. He became bitten by remorse” (O’Flanerty). This shows situational irony because he was ready to kill‚ but when the sniper
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the piece Adoration of the Magi. This was one of seven versions done from artist Sandor Botticelli. The genre of the piece is of a religious essence. The Adoration of Magi is a scene were wise men come to see and bring gifts to Jesus. The pigment used in the painting was tempera‚ which is a water-soluble pigment. The piece was painted on wood. The painting is now housed in Uffizi Gallery‚ in Florence Italy. Development When I first look at Adoration of the Magi‚ my first impressions is that
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Magi Gibson Magi Gibson uses the metaphor of a bad marriage to compare the relationship Scotland has with the United Kingdom citing inequality and forced coercion. Without this unity Magi Gibson believes Scotland can thrive and create its own future guided by the Scottish people’s beliefs. This story also highlights another exigent issue of female empowerment and feminism with the reference to a marriage that is dominated by the male figure. Spewing forth the idea that women are not dependent
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There is actually lots of irony in this story. The key piece is that the two characters in this story hate each other. They want each other dead and in the end‚ both of them end up dieing. Irony is the best thing to have in stories in my opinion. They make it interesting and funny so at the end you can say “ha sucks doesn’t it”. Ulrich and Georg have grown up hating each other and wouldn’t mind killing one another. They show this from a young age‚ “as boys they had thirsted for one another’s blood”
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Critical Reading and Writing Professor Yu 7 November 2013 A few people in this world are blessed with amazing gifts and talents. Having these extraordinary talents makes others realize how special that person truly is because of how much talent they have and how well they execute that talent. For example‚ a professional athlete is a person who uses their gift as a talent. Lebron James is one of the most gifted and talented athletes on the planet because of his size‚ speed‚ and agility
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Irony‚ usually the most important kind for the fiction writer‚ the discrepancy is between appearance and reality‚ or between expectation and fulfillment‚or between what is and what seems appropriate. Irony is the main element used in the three stories “The Lottery” “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Rocking Horse Winner”. In each of these stories irony symbolizes a dark side‚ that’s reveled throughout the story The Lottery is a great example of irony The morning of June 27th was clear and
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Swiggity swind‚ remember always be kind. Two of the nations largest rivers meet in the American Bottom. The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers served as channels of change to the area‚ bringing outside influences of many different peoples to an Indian-inhabited land. Like the constant flow of the rivers‚ there was a constant change in the American Bottom. The progress eventually developed the area into a center of economic activity and gateway to the west‚ but also excluded native and long-time residents
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Irony Matt looked on as Mr Lensher was handcuffed by the police. The wrinkles on his face were suddenly so detailed that Matt suspected if he had made the right decision. Aged sixty‚ a sentence for theft would have caused to die in jail. Ironically‚ Matt could remember the exact same words Mr Lensher once told him‚ "No matter how old or young a person is‚ or whatever reason he has for committing a crime‚ if he breaks the law‚ he deserves to be punished. " It was these exact words that made Matt
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