the magi were wise folks. The gifts the magi gave to Jesus must have been wise too. These gifts must have been the smartest‚ best gifts anyone could have chosen. And according to the narrator‚ that makes the two characters in this story – Jim and Della – just like the magi: they gave each other the wisest gifts of all. O. Henry is one of the most famous American short story writers. O. Henry’s real name was William Sydney Porter and he was born in Greensboro‚ North Carolina on September 11‚ 1862
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them. This moral will become evident after examining the following three events that took place in the story: after Della cut her hair‚ James’s love for her was not even minutely affected‚ both James and Della gave up their most prized possession‚ and Della saved every penny she could for a year so that she could buy James a special present for Christmas. First of all‚ after Della cut her hair‚ James’s love for her was not even minutely affected. He loved her for who she was on the inside‚ and could
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noticed: “That made her looks like a truant schoolboy.” After having had her hair cut Della can be compared in her appearance to a truant schoolboy: wandering and straying. Short hair gave her the look of a boy‚ not of a woman‚ her look was deprived of femininity. Della is full of emotions which are described with the help of metaphor: “There was clearly nothing to do but flop down and…howl. So Della did it”. Della had nothing to do but howl – dolefully like a wolf. A repetition of adjectives
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Name Subject Lecturer Date Sacrifice Della and Jim as a Young Married Couple 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
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allusion to the Magi.] [O. Henry’s statement that the wisest gift are those from the heart can be backed by the story’s admirable characters‚ hardships they face‚ and the strength of their love.] {Della and her husband live difficult lives in poverty.} {With barely any money‚ and Christmas the next day‚ Della is in desperate need for more money to be able to buy her Jim a wonderful present.} (O. Henry describes a little bit of the hardships in which they face here‚ One dollar and eighty-seven
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third irony is situational irony and it is when no one knows something was going to happen. So in this case he used dramatic irony because we knew that Della cut her hair so she can buy a Christmas gift for Jim. Just like in the story the author used dramatic irony. One of the ways he used it is when Della says “If Jim doesn’t kill me‚” Della said to herself‚ “before he takes a second look at me‚ he’ll say i look like a Coney Island chorus girl. But what
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Dillingham young and Ms. Della young. Della and James show many signs of sacrifice in through out the story. Sacrifice for those you love is very important in life. Della Shows many acts of sacrifice in the story. “ Will you by my hair” asked Della.” That is great example of sacrifice because Della takes pride in her hair. Della has took a long time growing out her taking care of it and also it is one of the prize possession in her life. Della sacrifice her hair
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Mrs. Bushnell English 1 Honors 3 December 2011 Della vs. Madam Loisel Have you ever wondered about the reasoning’s people have for doing what they do‚ or acting how they act? Well‚ Della and Madam Loisel both have reasons for their actions‚ but their reasons are dramatically different from each other’s. While Della is very unselfish‚ grateful‚ and open minded‚ Madam Loisel on the other hand is selfish‚ ungrateful‚ and closed minded Della is a very unselfish and loving woman. She sacrificed
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this story. The theme is centered around the main characters Della and Jim. In this story both of the characters are faced with an important choice to make. Henry tells a theme through irony and the characters’ actions‚ that shows that it’s important to make sacrifices for love and happiness and there are many ways to prove this theme throughout the story. Firstly‚ In the story “The Gift of The Magi” both of the main characters Della and Jim make a sacrifice for love. This sacrifice is giving
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