Healthy Relationship Between Jim And Della In The Gift Of The Magi

Healthy relationships are important towards a person’s well-being. Everyone needs to feel love, have a shoulder to cry on, and someone to hold them up when they are weak. Throughout the semester, the short stories we’ve read have demonstrated healthy relationships and unhealthy relationships. The Bible also can teach us a lot about what a good relationship should look like. One example of a healthy relationship is the relationship between Jim and Della in “The Gift of the Magi”. They love eachother so much that they are willing to sacrifice their most prized possessions to make their spouse happy. Della cuts off her beautiful hair just to get Jim a gift worthy of making him feel loved. Jim sells his watch that was passed down to him through the generations to buy Della some combs for the hair that she treasured. Even when they discover that the gifts are not useful anymore, they still love each other. Rather than getting mad at Della for cutting her hair, Jim says that he couldn’t love her any less. This relationship shows that relationships should not be based on appearance and require sacrifice, and that content relationships lead to a joyful life.
When Mr. Loisel brings home an invitation to the ball, Madame Loisel doesn’t thank him for the work he did to get it. Instead, she complains about how she has nothing to wear. After he gives her money to buy a new dress, she still is not content and complains about not having an jewelry. After she loses the necklace, Madame Loisel doesn’t go with her husband to help find it. Their relationship also shows dishonesty. Rather than confessing the lost necklace to Madame Forestier, Mr. Loisel encourages his wife to lie. This story teaches us that relationships should not have dishonesty and discontentment, and that negative relationships bring a life of hard work and