symbolism in a story differently, the literary elements in the story are what help determine the theme. Point of view and symbolism are also factors that affect the theme of a story, as well as how the reader interprets it. The short story, “The Gift of The Magi”, there are several literary elements included in the story that would affect the theme. The overall theme of this particular short story is love. “…Mr. James Dillingham Young came home and reached his flat above he was called "Jim" and greatly
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There are many differences in The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry and The Diamond Necklace, by Guy de Maupassant, there are also various similarities. Some of the similarities include being set around the same time of year, winter, both set at the turn of century, both couples have the same economic situation, both couples love each other, both couples made sacrifices and the pride shown in both stories. The differences are what stands out the most, Mathilde is selfish and only thinks of herself
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In the first source, “The Gift of the Magi Historical Context” the writing sheds some light on the details of the story. In the Gift of the Magi, the reader assumes that the city they live in is New York and the assumption is probably correct based on clothes and descriptions. It also supports that they were poor and Delia couldn’t afford wigs but instead had to use gas to heat the curlers for her hair. The reading just reemphasized what Henry wrote about and how the act of giving was something
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As part of the writing process, you are expected to reflect on your work and revise and edit accordingly. It is also useful to establish a community of learners in which you help edit and proofread each other’s papers. This reciprocal process will help you identify areas of strength and weakness in others’ writing as well as reflect on your own work and perhaps discover similar strengths and weaknesses. For this week, you will be performing a peer review on a classmate’s Week Three Draft. For your
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conflict that the characters will face that can alter the plot or theme of the story. In the first story The Gift of the Magi the main character is struggling with internal conflicts about how to get her husband a gift for Christmas. The couple only made twenty dollars a week and Della the wife only had less than two dollars to buy her husband’s gift. Della had already checked and all the gifts she would want to get for him were more than what she had. This was a poor family and the only two things
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unfaithful to him. The guy is lost because his entire world is turned upside down because not only has he lost his partner, but he's lost the reassurance that was helping him cope by thinking his wife truly did love him even though she didn't. “The Gift
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Della, women who give up something only to have the outcome be counterproductive and shocking to both of them. Why you ask might ask, sacrifice, to give without thinking of the repercussions you might face because of it. Although Della from The Gift of the Magi and Mathilde from The Diamond Necklace have very different personalities their stories are very similar. For instance both of their stories have a common occurrence of irony at the end of the story. There also seems to be a lot of sacrifice in
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someone you may find that you sacrifice your own happiness to make the other person happy. In “The Gift of Magi” both Della and Jim cared more about the other persons’ happiness than they did their own. They give up their most treasured item to make the other person happy. In the end they ended up with something so much for valuable than a gift: true love, which is priceless. “The Gift of Magi” by O.Henry, the theme of this love story illustrates how much you will sacrifice for the one you love
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The Gift of the Magi Judge Regarding the Gift of the Magi case, the focal issue is wether or not the plaintiff knew, or should have known, that the BMW was stolen property. The “reasonable person standard” is used as a means of comparison for judging the defendant. Larry Weston and Mary Easton were assumed to be in the later half of an early relationship. The couple was not married. Thus, it is not assumed that the couple know the specific status, and origin, of each others financial standing
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1. The Gift of the Magi "The Gift of the Magi" is a short story written by O. Henry (a pen name for William Sydney Porter), about a young married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been a popular one for adaptation, especially for presentation during the Christmas season. The plot and its "twist ending" are well-known, and the ending is generally
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