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How Is Della Presented In The Gift Of The Magi

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By reading the short story, The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, I learned that showing love towards people is more important than your most prized possession. Della and Jim both gave up their favorite substances they took title to, the things that made their lack of wealth less apparent. Della gave up her knee-length hair, and Jim his fob watch. Love was simply the most prioritizable, moralistic component of the lives of the characters. They sacrificed paraphernalia to show love towards each other. Wisdom is found when you start putting others before yourself. Love was greatly shown in this work of fictitious article. Every day when Jim came home, he expressed his caring nature towards Della. “Greatly hugged Mrs. James Dillingham Young” (O. Henry, 204). Furthermore, Jim showed his love towards Della by purchasing beautiful combs for the maiden. Della also puts her affection for Jim on display by …show more content…

Della gave up her beautiful, flowing, cocoa colored hair. “I had my hair cut off and sold it because I couldn’t have lived through Christmas without giving you a present” (O. Henry, 206). Additionally, Jim sold his family heirloom, one that would make King Soloman jealous. “Jim would have pulled out his watch every time he passed, just to see him pluck at his beard from envy” (O. Henry, 204). Jim wanted to gift Della something that she would use and admire daily. “I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs” (O. Henry, 207). Wisdom is a great moral to be learned or to be revived in a reader’s heart by reading the brilliant O. Henry short story. “And here I have lamely related to you the chronicle of two foolish children in a flat… Of all who give gifts, these two are the wisest” (O. Henry, 207). Wisdom is discovered when a person starts putting others before themselves, and when they display how much they care about a person in the actions they take to prove their love towards

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