"The Gift Of The Magi": Theme Of Love
Beginning of paper
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 w ....
Middle of paper
.... sold what she loved most to show her love for him. She sold her hair
to buy a chain for Jim's watch, but it was ironic that Jim had sold his
watch to buy combs for Della's hair. They each wanted to give a gift
related to each other's most prized possession and they both were willing
to sacrifice their most prized possession. Neither gift was useful at the
time but it was a sign of their love.
This theme not only relates to this short story but it relates to
life. For example, Mother T ....
------------------
Word count: 413
Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
