Hearty Gifts such as the Della and Jim´s in The Gift of the Magi

O. Henry 's "MAGI Gift" story is about couples, Della and Jim trying to make each other happy by buying presents on Christmas Day. Unfortunately, they are very poor, and their only worthwhile is Della's beautiful hair and Jim's gold watch. Della did not have enough money to buy Jim's gift, so she sold her hair. After shopping in too many places, Della bought Jim 's watch. She feels that her hair is disappointing, but she is pleased to give her a present.

The end of the story is a comparison of a gift from a magician or three wise men to the owner's little Jesus, in the Bible's story, and a gift from Jim and Della. The narrator concludes that Jim and Draper are smarter because their gifts are a gift of love and those who give love and self - sacrifice know the value of self devotion and are really smart. . "The gift of magician" is a typical example of irony in literature. Ironic is a literary skill whose expectation of what should happen is very different from the actual result. In this case, Jim and Della sacrificed their most valuable belongings so that the opponent could fully enjoy their gifts. Jim sold his watch to buy a Dell Comb and thought that she would use them. Della sold his hair and bought a chain for Jim to use for his watch. They do not want to sacrifice each other.

Well, the title of the story, "gift of magician" refers to the three wise men who bring some very sophisticated gifts to Christ as a symbol of their love and respect. Both Jim and Della do this; they present very expensive gifts as a way of showing their love to each other. But they know that what is important is not a gift, it is the length of motivation to express sacrifice, effort, and your love to someone. Just as the three wise men are most likely to travel far to find Christ, Della and Jim paid a lot of sacrifice to get the gifts they did. But eventually it is not as important as the gifts they are in their lives, and the fact that they are willing to do so to express their love for each other.