Love Conquers All And Greed Leaves You Hurt
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Fiona
Love conquers all, and greed leaves you hurt
Different pieces of literature often have some similarities and differences. The main characters in the stories “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant and “The Gift of the Magi” by
O. Henry show many similarities, but it’s their differences that make them who they are. The way that they treat their loved ones, their situations, and the outlooks on life are some of the areas where there are similarities and dissimilarities in the two stories.
The women’s situations are very akin to each other. The two women in the stories both live around the same time period. The reader can infer that the women are from the olden by many hints that the author gives to us. When Della goes to buy her husband a present for
Christmas she brings twenty dollars with her to the store. Twenty dollars today wouldn’t buy the newest toy let alone a fancy chain for a watch. Additionally, when Madame Loisel called a cab to go home from the party he “cab” was a horse-drawn carriage. Also, both women are very lucky to have husband that care and love for them enough to do anything they can to make them content. Madame Loisel’s husband does everything he can to keep his wife satisfied, which is a difficult task. He gets her an invitation to a very exclusive party, which is almost impossible to get, but she still isn’t happy. On the other hand, when Della’s husband sells his most prized
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possession to buy her combs Della is appreciative and loves the gift. Although the women live in very related situations, they handle the situations very differently. Madame Loisel is all about the
material things and although she has descent thing she is always focusing on the better things she could have, such as furniture, whereas Della doesn’t really focus on money until she wants to buy her husband present for Christmas.
Another aspect of their lives that is different but still maintains some similarities is their relationships with their significant others.
Fiona
Love conquers all, and greed leaves you hurt
Different pieces of literature often have some similarities and differences. The main characters in the stories “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant and “The Gift of the Magi” by
O. Henry show many similarities, but it’s their differences that make them who they are. The way that they treat their loved ones, their situations, and the outlooks on life are some of the areas where there are similarities and dissimilarities in the two stories.
The women’s situations are very akin to each other. The two women in the stories both live around the same time period. The reader can infer that the women are from the olden by many hints that the author gives to us. When Della goes to buy her husband a present for
Christmas she brings twenty dollars with her to the store. Twenty dollars today wouldn’t buy the newest toy let alone a fancy chain for a watch. Additionally, when Madame Loisel called a cab to go home from the party he “cab” was a horse-drawn carriage. Also, both women are very lucky to have husband that care and love for them enough to do anything they can to make them content. Madame Loisel’s husband does everything he can to keep his wife satisfied, which is a difficult task. He gets her an invitation to a very exclusive party, which is almost impossible to get, but she still isn’t happy. On the other hand, when Della’s husband sells his most prized
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possession to buy her combs Della is appreciative and loves the gift. Although the women live in very related situations, they handle the situations very differently. Madame Loisel is all about the
material things and although she has descent thing she is always focusing on the better things she could have, such as furniture, whereas Della doesn’t really focus on money until she wants to buy her husband present for Christmas.
Another aspect of their lives that is different but still maintains some similarities is their relationships with their significant others.