Comparing The Gift Of The Magi, And The Monkey's Paw
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In many american stories many literary elements are used to make the story better. The one literary element that stands out to me is theme. Theme is when the story is try to send a message to the reader. Theme is important because a story needs to teach a lesson. Theme can be used to help the readers understand the story. In life money isn’t everything and it comes with a price and this theme is proved in The Gift of the Magi, The Necklace, and The Monkey’s Paw. The theme in life money isn’t everything and it comes with a price is shown in The Gift of Magi. “One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all” (I). Theme is used in this quote because she only has one dollar and eighty-seven cents to spend on Christmas. “Will you buy my hair” (3). Them is used because she went to sell her hair so she could get money to buy Jm a gift for christmas. “For there lay the comb’ (5). Theme is used because she sold her hair and right when she sold it Jim gave her a comb. That is how theme is shown in The Gift of the Magi.…show more content… “And necklace. “She had a friend, a former schoolmate, at the convent, who was rich” (1). what do you wish me to put on my back” (2). Theme is used because they are going to a ball and she has no dresses. “Theres nothing more humiliating than to look poor”(2). Theme is used because she is embarrassed of her level of economy and she hates being poor. That is how theme is shown in the story The