Many people make sacrifices for others to let them know just how much that person means to them, to let them know they are really loved. It is such sacrifices that are held near and dear to a person's heart if recognized for what they are. This holds true in one particular piece of literature. That particular piece of literature would be the short story ofThe Gift of the Magi,? written by William Sydney Porter, better known in the literary world as O. Henry. This famous story talks about a young married couple, each of whom sells a cherished belonging to obtain money to buy a Christmas present for the other. It is a type story from which one can learn a lesson.
The conflict of the story is introduced at the very beginning of the story. Della frantically attempts to find a way to get her husband a gift for the next day, which happens to be Christmas. With a dollar and eighty-seven cents she finds it quite difficult to do so. It is not as if she had not made an effort to save up some money for the occasion and is now suddenly panicking at the realization that she has no money. In fact that dollar and eighty-seven cents was saved up a couple of cents at a timeby bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheek burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.? Her only option to get enough money to get Jim 'something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honor of being owned? by him was to cut off and sell her hair to a local hair shop. With the money she receives from that, she finds the perfect gift when after a search through almost every store in town when she finally finds a fob for that seems to be made especially for Jim's gold watch. When Jim returns home from work that night he is stun by the new look of his wife but not for the reasons she suspects. He is stunned by his wife's new haircut because the gift he had purchased for her was a set of jeweled tortoise shell combs, which she had been eyeing for a long period of time.
"The Gift of the Magi" In the story, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. ... It is not how much or what the gift is, it is what the meaning behind the gift is. ... He wasn't upset, just surprised. He was cautious to what he said. Jim reacted calm when he saw Della's hair so she wouldn't be upset that he was shocked. ...
I feel that you should read the wonderful story, "The Gift of the Magi," because it is a brilliant story that shows the true meaning of Christmas which could be explained in three words: love, sacrifice, and gratefulness. ... In all, "The Gift of the Magi" is a heartfelt story that should be read by all. ... First of all, every day Della is waiting at home to meet Jim with open arms when he arrives to their flat. ... All in all, Christmas is about being grateful for what you already have, and "The Gift of the Magi" showed that characteristic in both Jim and Della. In conclusion, I feel th...
The Gift of the Magi By O. ... " Jim's reaction to the gifts is very positive, as he is happy with what he gets, and ends up laughing off the irony that they caused. Jim and Della put away the gifts. ... "Characters such as The magi, as you know, were wise men-wonderfully wise men-who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. ... It doesn't take a huge gift, because love is the most important gift....
The Great Christmas Gift The story of the Gift of the Magi shows Della's courage to fight against short income, persistence to struggle with horrible life, and the ability to deal with adversities to forgo her favorite thing in very critical situation. ... Della also wanted that James Dillingham would have pulled out his watch every time when he left home, like the king pulled out his jewel. ... However, he did not have any money either. Therefore, he sold his watch, which symbolized the memory of his father and grandmother, and bought a comb for her wife -...
They brought him three gifts: Gold, Incense, and Myrrh. These three gifts would tell the life story of Jesus by what each gift represents. Gold : This gift represents Kingship. Matthew 2 vs. 1 - 12 tells of how the magi came to worship Jesus. ... The thirty three years that Jesus was on earth he always knew who he was, the son of the most high God and he walked in this authority. ...
"The Gift of the Magi," "The Skylight Room," "The Cop and the Anthem," "One Thousand Dollars," and "The Last Leaf" are all short stories that he wrote that contain some of these aspects. ... Henry one example was in the story "The Gift of the Magi." In this story the two main characters both make a sacrifices to buy a gift for the only problem. The one problem with that is, both of their gifts pertain to that certain thing that the other one sacrificed. ... In the story "The Gift of the Magi" the very first line displays some of the power that money had in this authors story. ...
The Catholic Church said that the Magi Saints, Casper, Melchior and Balthazar were to be given each own Day of Feast. ... He was oldest of the kings. ... Melchor gift was the gift of gold. ... The gift Balthazar had given was the gift was myrrh. ... Traditionally it's the day in where the Magi (the kings) arrived bearing gifts for the Christ when he was born. ...
When the TP elects to report the income annually, then he must do so to all such securities. ... Gift of income producing property, the donor must recognize his/her share of the accrued income at the time it would have been recognized had the donor continued to own the property. ... Donor makes a gift of stock to someone (same ↑) the donor does not shift the dividend income to the donee. ... Separate property: - acquired before marriage - received by gift - inheritance following marriage Each spouse is taxed on ½ community property. ... As with gift loans, there is...
The short stories I chose are "The Gift of the Magi," and "Hearts and Hands," by O. ... From "The Gift of the Magi,"" in which the poor, loving couple spend all the money they have to buy each other the perfect Christmas gift, to "The Necklace,"" where the main character loses her friend's necklace and has to pay it off. ... The short story, "The Gift of the Magi," written by O. ... Though Jim was not angry, nor upset, he was somewhat disappointed, as his gift was now useless to Della. ... He just sat down and laughed, then told Della that he had sold his watch to pay for her combs. ...
