calls Jim and Della the magi? Ans - the Magi as written in the bible were three wise men who came from east to give presents to the baby jesus in the manger. the three wise men were Gasper‚ Melchior‚ and Balthasor. and the gifts they brought were gold‚ frankincese and myarrh. they were said to be wise because they followed the star of bethlehem to reach baby jesus. and it is said that these gidfts by the magi were the wisest gifts of all. they invented the art of giving gifts on christmas eve.
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The lack of imagery and metaphor in O. Henry’s short story “The Gift of Magi” make the few Bible allusions stand out. In the last paragraph O. Henry compares Jim and Della to the three wise men that came to give gifts to Jesus on the first Christmas. Also in the exposition of the story there are another two Biblical allusions. Della’s hair is written to be so beautiful that her hair would depreciate The Queen of Sheba’s jewels and gifts. And Jim’s golden watch would have made King Solomon pluck his
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Theme and Narrative Elements: The Gift of the Magi ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Theme and Narrative Elements: The Gift of the Magi The Gift of the Magi is a short story that was written by William Sydney Porter‚ better known by his pseudonym O. Henry in 1906. O. Henry was a prolific author penning many short stories beginning in 1899 until his death in 1910. O. Henry is famous for his trademark surprise endings which he called “snapper” endings (Clugston‚ 2010) and
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“Selfless love” The story I chose to write about is The Gift of the Magi‚ which was written in 1906 by O. Henry. The Gift of Magi is about a young married couple on Christmas Eve trying to rummage up enough money to buy each other better than average gifts. There are many elements in this story that support the overall theme. The setting‚ symbolism‚ character‚ point of view‚ and tone all tie the main theme together which is selfless love. The setting of the story takes place in New York City
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"The gift of the Magi" by O. Henry and the Sesame Street video have numerous similarities and differences. By comparison‚ all four people made a sacrifice in order to get the other a Christmas gift. Although the gifts were very different‚ they were all extremely meaningful to the other. Both stories are very similar in the way they got the gifts. For example‚ Della didn’t have enough money for the watch fob she wanted to get Jim so she cut and sold her hair. While this was happening‚ Jim was selling
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The Gift of the Magi By O. Henry In “The Gift of the Magi” O. Henry makes the statement that the wisest kind of gift is one that comes from the heart. He makes this point by creating admirable characters and using an allusion to the Magi. His point can be supported by Della and Jim’s undying love for each other and their determination to get each other meaningful gifts‚ even if that means sacrificing “the greatest treasures of their house”. Della’s hair seems to be the very essence of
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The Gift of the Magi and its Background Mindy Phillips Introduction to Literature ENG125 Instructor Julie Alfaro January 21st‚ 2013 In my paper I am going to be describing the short story The Gift of the Magi. Throughout my paper I am going to describe what I feel is the theme of the story itself. I will also be explaining and identifying symbolism used and described in the story‚ as well as talking about the point of view that the narrator used in the story. Finally‚ I will be describing
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Themes and Narration ENG 125 September 2‚ 2013 Theme is the idea behind a story. Literary symbols and point of view help us to understand what the theme of a story actually is. The theme of “The gift of Magi” is selflessness. Symbolism and Plot are two literary elements in this story that contribute to the theme. The theme in a story is associated with an idea that lies behind the story (R.W. Clugston‚ 2010) To understand what the theme of the story is we have to figure out what the
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In the short story‚ The Gift of the Magi written by O. Henry the point of view is told in third person omniscient. According to our text‚ third person omniscient is when the narrator looks at the events of the story externally and relates to the characters. We don’t know how Jim feels about much of anything‚ but he still uses Jim to tell part of the story. The point of view in this short story is for the most part consistent throughout the story‚ but at one point in the last paragraph of
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Contrariwise‚ in O. Henry’s short fiction “The gift of the Magi‚” the characters Jim and Della selflessly use the little wealth they have to buy each other a gift for christmas and then soon come to find out that their gifts were useless. At the end they see that their actions weren’t worth it and could’ve been avoided. The theme that these stories share is that love will force you to do things that you do not intend to do. One reason this is the theme of “The Necklace” is because Madame Loisel is
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