The gift of the Magi is talking about a couple want to buy the Christmas gifts for each other on Christmas eve. But both of them have no money to buy the other a gift. Then they made a idea that they gave up their valuable things and bought gifts for the other. The ending of the story is unpredictable and surprised. The wife cut down her beautiful hair to buy a watch chain for her husband‚ and her husband sold his watch and got a comb for his wife. They both lost their valuable things and received
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should live our lives. The actions of the main character in "Gift of the Magi" clearly exemplifies these verses. However‚ the actions and deeds of the main character in "The Necklace" are and example of how not to live. In "The Gift of the Magi‚" Della serves as a role model for the Principles of Matthew‚ however‚ in "The Necklace‚" Mathilda is only concerned with her own selfish needs‚ therefore contradicting the Bible. The actions of Della in the "Gift of the Magi" clearly exemplify the Principles
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The Gift of Magi by O. Henry‚ Analysis he Gift of Magi was written in 1906 by William Sidney Porter and American writer best now as O. Henry‚ as part of his second collection of short stories. Nowadays O. Henry is best known for his excessive sentimentalism‚ sadness‚ nostalgia and especially for twisted endings. The Gift of Magi is a story of a “Young” couple‚ not rich‚ in Christmas Eve‚ who want to surprise the loved one with the best gift possible for ea other but they are struggling with money
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O. HENRY (1862 – 1910) The American short story writer O. Henry was born under the name William Sydney Porter in Greensboro‚ North Carolina in 1862. His short stories are well known throughout the world; noted for their witticism‚ clever wordplay‚ and unexpected endings. Like many other writers‚ O. Henry’s early career wandered across different activities and professions before he found his calling as a short story writer. He started working in his uncle’s drugstore in 1879 and became a
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Plot Summary By Michael J. Cummings...© 2006 . .......On the day before Christmas‚ Della has only $1.87 in savings with which to buy a gift for her husband‚ James Dillingham Young. Flopping down on the couch of their apartment‚ she cries—howls‚ actually. .......She had squeezed every spare penny out of household expenses‚ and still there was not enough for the wonderful present she dreamed of getting for Jim. Times are tough. Jim’s salary‚ formerly $30 a week‚ is now only $20 a week. .....
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The Theme of “The Gift of the Magi” William Sydney Porter‚ or O. Henry as it is widely known‚ is one of the most famous names in American literature. He was a master short-story writer of nearly 300 short stories. With a very inventive mind‚ he made plots for his stories from the commonplace things. The settings of his stories were drawn from his experience and‚ likewise‚ his characters were based on actual people he had known. In rapid-moving prose‚ he developed his stories imaginatively and
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“ Of all who give and receive gifts ‚ such as they are wisest . It is the spirit in which these gifts are exchanged that is important .” Ellaborate with reference to the story ‘ The Gift of The Magi .’ The wonderful story ‘The Gift Of The Magi ‘ has been written by O.Henry (real name – William Sidney Porter) who was born in 1862 in North Carolina ‚USA. After finishing school he worked for sometime as a clerk in his uncle’s drugstore in which he was wrongfully convicted for embezzlement and
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The Gift of the Magi In the short story “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry I feel that there is more than one theme that can be seen through the story‚ that of love‚ giving and sacrifice. The theme in a story is a representation of the idea behind the story. (Clugston‚ 2010) The main idea is that the best gift is that which is most sincere and comes from the bottom of the heart instead of an extravagant‚ lavish possession that would bring nothing to the warmth of the human relationship. The author
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The Gift of the Magi Valery Taylor ENG 125 Prof. Matthew Norsworthy April 30‚ 2012 The Gift of Magi In this short story‚ The Gift of Magi‚ O.Henry focuses mainly on one most important theme which is selfless love. In this writing‚ whose title is an allusion to the gift of the three wise men to Jesus when he was born‚ the writer clearly shows the value of personal affection and the true meaning of giving gifts. In short‚ the main idea is that the best gift is that which is most sincere and
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A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF SHORT STORY OF O. HENRY’S “THE GIFT OF THE MAGI” RESEARCH PAPER Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education in English Department by: MULYATI A 320 040 336 SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA 2008 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study Story book is one of reading media which most people are interested in. They prefer to read story book other kind of book such
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