Giandomenico October 10‚ 2012 “The Gift of the Magi” "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry is a tale rich with the simplicity of times past‚ while carrying forward one that transcends time an history…the unconditional love and sacrifice of man (Jim) and wife (Della). Published in 1906 in “The Four Million”‚ it was his first collection of short stories‚ it included a surprise ending that come to be considered typical of Henry’s other writings. “The story is also thought to exemplify the author
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A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF SHORT STORY OF O. HENRY’S “THE GIFT OF THE MAGI” RESEARCH PAPER Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education in English Department by: MULYATI A 320 040 336 SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA 2008 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study Story book is one of reading media which most people are interested in. They prefer to read story book other kind of book such
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“The Gift of the Magi” O. Henry The following entry presents criticism on O. Henry’s short story “The Gift of the Magi” (1906). INTRODUCTION “The Gift of the Magi” (1906) remains one of the most recognizable and frequently anthologized stories in American literature. In its time the tale was extremely popular‚ both commercially and critically‚ and O. Henry was called the “Yankee Maupaussant.” Today the story is considered juvenilia and has not garnered much serious critical attention. “The Gift
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to buy a gift for her husband‚ James Dillingham Young. Flopping down on the couch of their apartment‚ she cries—howls‚ actually. .......She had squeezed every spare penny out of household expenses‚ and still there was not enough for the wonderful present she dreamed of getting for Jim. Times are tough. Jim’s salary‚ formerly $30 a week‚ is now only $20 a week. .......Suddenly‚ Della gets an idea. Whirling about the room‚ she lets down her hair. It is one of two prized possessions between her and
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O. HENRY (1862 – 1910) The American short story writer O. Henry was born under the name William Sydney Porter in Greensboro‚ North Carolina in 1862. His short stories are well known throughout the world; noted for their witticism‚ clever wordplay‚ and unexpected endings. Like many other writers‚ O. Henry’s early career wandered across different activities and professions before he found his calling as a short story writer. He started working in his uncle’s drugstore in 1879 and became a
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The Gift of the Magi Ashlee Stevens ENG125: Introduction to Literature Amy Sloan September 10‚ 2012 Ashford University The Gift of the Magi The Gift of the Magi was about sacrificial love. The story explained how important it is to be willing to sacrifice for the one that you love. No matter what the circumstance‚ if a person can unselfishly give of themselves for another‚ they can experience life in a whole new way. Many people give what is not important to them and
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The Theme of “The Gift of the Magi” William Sydney Porter‚ or O. Henry as it is widely known‚ is one of the most famous names in American literature. He was a master short-story writer of nearly 300 short stories. With a very inventive mind‚ he made plots for his stories from the commonplace things. The settings of his stories were drawn from his experience and‚ likewise‚ his characters were based on actual people he had known. In rapid-moving prose‚ he developed his stories imaginatively and
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The Gift of the Magi In the short story “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry I feel that there is more than one theme that can be seen through the story‚ that of love‚ giving and sacrifice. The theme in a story is a representation of the idea behind the story. (Clugston‚ 2010) The main idea is that the best gift is that which is most sincere and comes from the bottom of the heart instead of an extravagant‚ lavish possession that would bring nothing to the warmth of the human relationship. The author
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the Short Story of The Gift of the Magi Stephanie Denman ENG125: Introduction to Literature LaLeesha Haynes December 10‚ 2012 The short story The Gift of the Magi written by O Henry is written as a Christmas love story. O Henry portrays a picture of a humble couple who just wants to show just how much they love one another. As the story goes along it is apparent that the theme of this story is about love and the sacrifices of love. O Henry is brilliant by representing this love story‚ with
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The Gift of Magi by O. Henry‚ Analysis he Gift of Magi was written in 1906 by William Sidney Porter and American writer best now as O. Henry‚ as part of his second collection of short stories. Nowadays O. Henry is best known for his excessive sentimentalism‚ sadness‚ nostalgia and especially for twisted endings. The Gift of Magi is a story of a “Young” couple‚ not rich‚ in Christmas Eve‚ who want to surprise the loved one with the best gift possible for ea other but they are struggling with money
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