The Gift of the Magi Essay Examples

The theme for ‘The Gift of the Magi’ is that love is more important than any material item. Della and Jim, the two main characters, demonstrated the theme. This theme also occurs in the ‘real world.’ The theme in this short story has a deep meaning. One way to interpret the theme is that love…

‘The Gift of the Magi’ by O. Henry and ‘The Necklace’ by Guy de Maupassant are two short stories that share some similarities. Namely, they are both ironic. The two main characters in both also happen to be husband and wife and make sacrifices for their spouse. The husband in ‘The Necklace’ is a ‘thrifty…

The main character in The Necklace’s, and the main character in The Gift of the Magi’s, personalities differ from one another vastly. In The Necklace, the main character Mathilde Loisel is an ungrateful middle class woman who seeks riches and admiration. Alternatively, the main character in The Gift of the Magi, Della Young, is compassionate…

In my paper I am going to be describing the short story The Gift of the Magi. Throughout my paper I am going to describe what I feel is the theme of the story itself. I will also be explaining and identifying symbolism used and described in the story, as well as talking about the…

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…