story‚ “The Gift of Magi” by O.Henry‚ Jim and Della make sacrifices for each other that show their love. Jim and Della have many financial troubles‚ but they still show their strong love for each other. Also‚ the watch that Jim carries around with him is one of his most‚ valued‚ prized possessions. Lastly‚ the irony shown throughout the story comes with a big twist. O.Henry projects the idea that love is shown through selfless actions by Della not having enough money to buy Jim a gift‚ a symbolic
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In each of the stories stated there is quite a predicament. In O.Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi” Della and Jim are both faced with a contradiction: they need to buy each other a Christmas present but do not have the money to do so. Both end up making sacrifices and it turns out that the presents that they got each other were for the sacrifices that they made. In Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace” Mathilde and Loisel also faced with a contradiction: they have lost a necklace that Mathilde borrowed
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The Gift of the Magi by William Sydney Porter Xinyan Zhu September 2‚ 2012 Comp1102 /Fall Mrs. Chambers The Gift of the Magi by William Sidney Porter William Sidney Porter‚ better known under his pen name “O. Henry”‚ born September 11 1862 in Greensboro North Carolina. Accused of embezzling bank fund‚ Henry was arrested and sentenced to three years in prison. During this dark period in his life‚ he begin his literary career with his stories that were to be collected in his first book
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Wiggins Honors English 10 1st Block O3/09/11 “Literary Elements of Wharton’s ‘Roman Fever’” Peter Scott Scott 1 03/09/11 Ms. Wiggins 1st Block “Literary Elements of Wharton’s ‘Roman Fever’” The short story‚ “Roman Fever” by Edith Wharton‚ reveals numerous popular literary elements. Some of the most prominent examples of literary elements are irony‚ symbolism‚ and foreshadowing. All three elements create the feel and atmosphere of the short story. They add
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“The Gift of the Magi” September 29‚ 2008 Prompt: O. Henry makes a statement about gift giving in his short story “The Gift of the Magi.” State what he says about gift giving and [discuss two ways he uses the story to make his statement.] In “The Gift of the Magi” O. Henry makes the statement that the wisest gift are those from the heart. He makes this point by [creating admirable characters] and by [using an allusion to the Magi.] [O. Henry’s statement that the wisest gift are
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Both “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi” have plots that depend in large measure on the use of situational irony to create a surprise ending. “The Necklace” tells the story of Madame Mathilde Loise‚ a lowly clerk’s wife‚ who‚ in an effort to appear more debonaire than she is‚ borrows expensive jewels from Madame Jeanne Forestier‚ a wealthy friend. After the inevitable loss of the jewels‚ Madame Loisel and her husband secretly replace the jewels. Years later‚ Madame Loise‚ now impoverished
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“The Gift of the Magi” by O.Henry is a short story about James and Della Dillingham Young‚ and the events that occur one Christmas eve. The story begins with Della Dillingham Young frantically gathering her money to purchase a gift for her husband Jim Dillingham. Della loves her husband Jim so much‚ that she sacrifices her beloved hair in order to purchase a wrist band for Jims watch. Unbeknownst to her‚ Jim sacrificed his watch to purchase a set of combs that she always desired. Love‚ sacrifice
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Literary Themes and Elements Bobbie Meadows ENG.125 Instructor Chunn January 14‚ 2013 The theme of a short story is the idea behind the plot of the story. In other words‚ it is not the actual events that happened throughout the story‚ but what the story is telling you. There are certain aspects that enhance the theme such as the elements of the story. These elements include but are not limited to the setting‚ the point of view‚ and symbolism. “The Welcome Table” by Alice Walker (1970) communicates
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Literary Elements Literary Elements The following paper will discuss how symbolism and characters relate and contribute to the overall theme behind the story‚ “The Necklace.” Those symbols and characters suggest that just because something is perceived to be beautiful and worthy‚ that deception could be the reality. The theme of a story is basically the idea behind the story (Clugston 2010). In Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace‚” the theme could be concluded
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The two stories‚ “The gift of the Magi” by O Henry and “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant shared similar themes and ironies. In the story “The gift of the Magi” both of the characters‚ Della and James‚ sacrifice the most important things they had (Della’s hair and James’s watch) to give the other happiness to find out the gifts were useless in the end while in “The Necklace”‚ Madame Loisel sacrifices both her own and her husband’s youth to pay for her friend’s necklace that she lost just to find
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