shining like a cascade of brown waters. It reached below her knee and made itself almost a garment for her.” Della’s hair is said to be so gorgeous that it would inspire envy in the Queen of Sheba. It is certainly‚ by all accounts‚ her most prized possession. The only thing that appears to mean more to her‚ is “her Jim.” Jim treasures most‚ a gold pocket watch‚ one “that had been his father’s and his grandfather’s” before him. “Had King Solomon been the janitor‚ with all his treasures piled up
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supported by four pillars of sacrifice ‚ love ‚actual wealth and the true spirit of Christmas. The theme of sacrifice is justified by the sacrifice of their most prized possessions by Jim and Della to buy presents for each other. True wealth ‚ here ‚ shoes that the richness (financial well-being) of a person is not determined by the number of possessions he has . It is determined by the amount of love he receives. The theme of love shows the affection of the couple for each other along with the right spirit
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Life is a chess board. You must sacrifice some of your pieces in order to succeed. Many people hate giving up what they love. Their prized possessions. That mindset has hurt me more than it has helped me. When I was in grade five‚ I had a Playstation 3 video game console. I would play it all the time‚ in the morning‚ at night‚ I’d even think about it at school. I wasn’t ready to sacrifice my playing time. Even as the months went by‚ I didn’t stop playing my PS3 console. I was very stubborn. I did
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New York arrives at the valley and completely changes her life‚ she leaves her home to try and find rescue. Multiple themes are portrayed in the novel through the characterisation of the main characters. Ann and Loomis showed themes such as fear‚ possession‚ growing up‚ and gender stereotypes. ! Fear is a major theme in Z for Zachariah. Since Loomis does not narrate the novel and he doesn’t openly talk about his fears very often the reader can only assume what his fears were through his action dan
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solemn act of my official life‚ by commending the interest of our dearest country” (Washington). Washington is saying that he is resigning because that’s what he thinks is right to do for his country. Likewise‚ Jim and Della both gave up their prized possessions to give the other happiness. When Della asked Mrs.Sofronie “Will you buy my hair”(O’Henry). Della would do anything to get jim the perfect gift for christmas when she sold her hair. When Jim said “Della let’s put our christmas gifts aside keep
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The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry and the Sesame Street version are about friends sacrificing their valuable possession in order to make their friends happy. To understand both versions of the story you must take a closer look at the key of friendship. A discussion of comparing and contrasting must include two different versions but the same meaning. An examination of the to version will reveal what is similar in the two version and what sets them apart from each other. The impact of friendship and
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Chase Tidmore Intro To Lit Analyst Ms. Sheperis 10/20/11 Irony Within “The Gift of the Magi” “Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it‚ but cherished by those who do”‚ Soren Kierkegaard knew what he was talking about when he said these famous words. “The Gift of the Magi”‚ written by William Sidney Porter‚ often known by his pen name O. Henry. It is a short story depicting literary elements of irony‚ romance‚ and Porter’s sense of twist endings‚ and is all about a
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her love by way of a small token of her affection…only to have Jim‚ ironically‚ reveal his surprise: a stunning set of hair combs‚ “pure tortoise shell‚ with jeweled rims” 2‚ that Della had adored and longed for. Jim had sacrificed his most-prized possession – a precious gold pocket watch passed down to him by his grandfather – in order to purchase this extravagant gift‚ which she could not use. Instead of being disappointed‚ Della and Jim are overwhelmed
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In the story "The Gift of the Magi" Della and Jim both gave away their most prized possessions to get each other gifts that they can not use. "’I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs’" (Daniel 292). People would not have expected Della and Jim to both sell one another’s prized possession to get gift so it surprises them. In the story "Thank You‚ M’am" after Roger fails to steal Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones’s pocketbook
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to make for 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
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