Dell And Jim In The Story The Gift Of Magi

In "The Gift of Magi," Della and Jim sacrifice their prized possessions for each other and for love. Irony is represented in this story when Della and Jim both get each other gifts that mean a lot to each other. However, what they did not realize is that when Della cut her hair to to buy Jim a chain for his watch, she was unaware that Jim was going to sell his watch to buy her combs for her hair. The irony of their gift exchange is monumental as their unconditional love for one another took over for their own personal possession. Jim exclaims, “I don't think there's anything in the way of a haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any less. But if you'll unwrap that package you may see why you had me going a while at first." The magi which are described as wise men also signifies irony because Della and Jim's presents were more than wise. They represented that a gift does not need to be expensive to have value. A gift can be more meaningful just by the thought.

It was one week from Della's 30th birthday and Jim didn't have enough money to

The story was written by O’Henry in 1906. The story was centered around a seemingly poor couple who did not have enough money to buy each other the gifts that their significant other deserved. The story took place during Christmas. The Gift of the Magi is like a classic wisdom story in the bible. O’Henrys choice of title depicts symbolism between the three magi that brought gold, frankincense, and mur, to the baby Jesus and the gifts that Jim and Della had given to each other which mainly consisted of selfless love, Della’s hair and Jims pocket watch. This itself ties into the theme of his story. These gifts all entail the act

This drama is touching to the heart as both the man and woman grow in their relationship. It shows meaning to the fact that life goes on no matter what happens and that things do get better. This story means so much because it shows that even through small communication so much is said. People need to remember what it is like to communicate and to remember that in the end it was all worth it.

In The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry (1906), Della is one of two main characters, the other being her beloved husband, Jim. On Christmas Eve, Della has saved very little for a present for Jim when she decides to sell her most prized possession, her long beautiful hair, for more money. After doing this, and buying the perfect gift,

The mood in the beginning is sadness and disappointment because they are poor. It turns to excitement when she is scrambling to buy Jim a present after she gets enough money. At the end of the story it is happiness and love because even though the gifts were pointless It didn't affect them. The suspense was most showed when Jim saw Della with her hair cut off and there was no way to find out what Jim was thinking. “A gray cat walking a gray fence in a gray backyard” is a quote that displays Dellas outlook on her home with using dull words and making it sound like her home is the worst place ever (Henry

Della and Jim will be together after ten years because they love each”other. In the book ¨The Gift of the Magi” Della and Jim gave up what they loved for eachother. Jim said ¨you say your hair is gone?¨ then after she says she chopped it off for his present he then goes to say ¨but nobody could ever count my love for you¨ This means he will love her no matter her condition or look.

The comparison O. Henry makes between the story of Jim and Della and that of the Magi is rather relevant as the Magi were the ones who are credited with being the origins of the “giving nature” of the Christmas season. In this story, we see a man and a woman so blinded by love that they are willing to make ultimate sacrifices for the happiness of the other. Similar to the Magi, Della and Tim put each other before themselves and through their generosity and considerable lengths they both went to achieve that generosity is something more admirable than any materialistic gift they could ever offer each other, thus making the uselessness of their gifts irrelevant.

Near the end, the Jim says, “Let’s put our Christmas gifts away and keep them a while. They’re too nice to use now. I sold the watch to get the money to buy the combs. And now I think we should have our dinner” (Henry, pg. 6). When Jim finds out Della bought him a gold chain for his watch by selling her hair, he realizes they both care for each other so much they would give up their favorite things for the other person. The author used this to perfectly to show how two people will give up almost everything in order to show they love the other person. During the last paragraph the author discusses how foolish they were, but contradicted himself by saying, “But let me speak a last word to the wise of these days: Of all who give gifts, these two were the most wise” (Henry, pg. 6). The author is saying Della and Jim’s presents to each other were not the combs or the chain, it was their sacrifices they made for each

The Gift of the Magi and Sesame Street Video are very similar. In both of the story/videos they sacrifice very important belongings of theirs, to get the spouse/friend a gift for Christmas. In the gift of the Magi, Della cut off almost all of her hair to get her husband a watch fob, Della's husband Jim got her combs for her hair. The Sesame Street Video, Bert exchanged his paperclips for a soap dish for Ernies rubber ducky, But Ernie exchanged his rubber ducky for a box for Bert to put his paperclips in. Both of them had to sacrifice their belongs because neither of them had a lot of money to buy their spouses/friends a gift.

From ten years from now I would believe Jim and Della would be very happy and successful. I believe this because it was a happy ending. I would say that Jim and Della's relationship is a love relationship. I say this because it's a love story. I also assume that it’s love because the story has no textual evidence of what they really are relationship wise. I would predict in the future Jim and Della would be married also. They would be happy and successful in my opinion so why wouldn't they be married. One piece of evidence of them caring a lot for each other or even loving each other could be that they each sell their most prized material possessions to show their love. Jim and Della also lived in a large city. In ten years from then it would be 1915. I would believe that they would have learned more about saving. But since they learned to save I think they would be saving for a car.

Stories of love and sacrifice abound in literature. Perhaps one of the most well known stories among teens and adults is the tale of a poor, young couple struggling to find the perfect Christmas gifts for each other using their very limited means. They each manage to get what they think is the perfect gift for the other, but only accomplish this by selling a prized possession which effectively makes the new gifts impractical. This bittersweet narrative, “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, illustrates the moral idea that a person, motivated by nothing but love for another, can possess a willingness to give in a self-denying way which necessitates that the reader consider that wealth be measured by something more than having money

Della is willing to cut her gorgeous and flowy hair so that she can afford a Christmas present for her husband Jim. Della’s hair is admired by everyone, but she would have felt guilty if she did not get Jim a present. When Jim is standing before Della and her shortened hair, she gives him a fob chain. Also, Della explains to him that she, “couldn’t have lived through Christmas without giving [him] a present” (Henry 264). Della has an altruistic disposition whereas Madame Loisel has a selfish and greedy personality.

they started to chat about their life when they were toddlers and how Timothy and Jim to used play ball with Della and Stella. Upon finishing their meal, the two guests set off to to walk home before getting asked to stay for a bit longer.“Thank you for the meal Della, but if you’ll excuse me, night is approaching and I must walk home”, explained Stella.“Well let’s not be hasty now, we cannot allow a beautiful lady like yourself to be walking the streets at dark, how about you stay over and go during the morning, you too Timothy” replied Jim.“We would most humbly obliged, if the Mrs wouldn’t mind that is” answered Timothy for himself and Stella.Jim turned to get approval from Della, but she just looked at him with hesitation, and forwhat seemed like an eternity finally nodded in approval. Timothy and Stella were given a guest room to lodge in for the night while Jim and Della slept in their bedroom. Later that night, Della couldn’t seem to get any rest

Situational irony is another element that is present throughout the short story. Della and her husband both buy each other gifts for Christmas at the end of the story. Ironically, Della and her husband bought each other gifts for what they gave up: Della bought her husband a wrist watch strap and Jim sold his watch to buy Della the combs she wanted for her hair. In the short story, Jim is seen grieving about the fact that she had cut her hair off, “I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. And now suppose you put the chops on,” (O. Henry 121). The ending is situational irony because the reader was expecting that Della would buy her