Short stories provide intriguing storylines that have many divergent outcomes. The Gift Of The Magi and The Most Dangerous Game are two short stories that both have different aspects about them that make them enjoyable. The Gift Of The Magi is a sweet short story by O’Henry, that has acts of selflessness incorporated thoroughly. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell is very contrasting to The Gift Of The Magi with its feeling of suspense. Although The Gift of The Magi was a heartwarming story
Generosity in “The Gift of the Magi” Can a short story written for a Christian audience be used to explore Buddhist ideas of generosity? In her article “Generosity in Buddhism,” Jacqueline Kramer says that there are 3 levels of giving. The short story “The Gift of the Magi,” by O. Henry, is known for its theme of generosity. Yet it is a book with Christian references throughout. Even the title is derived from the Christian Bible. Still, I think this short story would be a great basis for the exploration
“The Gift of the Magi” “The Gift of the Magi” is a short story by O. Henry. The story is about a poverty-stricken couple during Christmas time. To find the money to purchase each other’s gifts, Della and Jim both sold their favorite possessions. Della sold her hair and Jim sold his watch. The conflict was that both of the gifts they bought for each other relied on the possessions they sold. Jim bought Della combs and Della bought him a chain for his watch. Figurative language is described as a
102). This quote is taken from the short story “The Gift of the Magi” by O.Henry. This story features the two characters, Della and Jim. This story is about Della and Jim selling something significant to them to buy something nice for each other for Christmas. Possessions are not everything when it comes to love. Irony is a major influence for the theme of “The Gift of the Magi.” Irony is when something happens that is the opposite of what one would expect. This story goes nicely with the idea of irony
The three short stories, “The Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket”, “ The Monkey’s Paw”, and “The Gift of the Magi” show how the choices of people reveal their values and personality. The main characters of these stories makes rash, ignorant but careful, and heartwarming choices that that reflected their values and desires. To begin with, Bob, the main character of the story, “The Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket”, makes an impulsive decision that reveals his value of work, success, and fame. When
Character Compare/Contrast The three stories had differences but also had similarities. For example in the story “The Gift of the Magi” the couple does not even get to use their gifts. In the necklace, Mathilde had to pay a lot more money than what Mrs Forestier's necklace was worth. “The story of an hour” Mrs Mallard realizes that her husband didn't die, and she dies instantly of a heart attack. They are all middle class and all of the women were married . As well as, they were all taking places
This story was told in omniscient point of view other than the “story of an hour”, being in third person view. Della total savings was one dollar and eighty-seven cents. Sixty cents of the amount was in pennies saved day-by-day from finding small works around the area. The money was the
The Cop and the Anthem This short story written by O. Henry and published in 1904 follows a man, named Soapy, through a day in his life near the beginning of winter. The goal, find a place to live for the winter. The man is homeless, knowing that shelter for the winter is a must or the harsh cold will likely kill him. A plan starts formulating that involves getting arrested so that winter can be spent locked in an island prison on Blackwell Island, NY. Allowing him to have a nice warm bed, three