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Sacrifice In The Gift Of The Magi

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Sacrifice follows an old rule; what goes around comes around. Characterization helps find the theme of the short story, “The Gift Of The Magi”, as it hints as to how the characters think and act in poverty, which contributes to the theme of the story. The author demonstrates how direct characterization starts and basically builds the theme of the story. In the text, Della has “Nothing to do but flop down” (Henry 96). In The Gift Of The Magi, Jim and Della’s characterization make up the theme, sacrifice.This is shown when Della sacrifices her hair for their love. The author also uses indirect characterization to show the theme. In the text, Della only has “one dollar and sixty seven cents” (Henry 96) for a present. The story mostly talks about

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