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The Gift of the Magi
Describe the main characters and find direct and indirect characterization
- " She had only $1.87 to spend on her husband" Indirect (they are poor)
-" So now Della's beautiful hair fell upon her" indirect (she has beautiful hair)
-"Jim was never late" direct (he was never late)
- Jim is a hard working man that only has his fathers watch as a valuable.
- Della is a housewife that has beautiful hair as her valuable possession
Discuss the tone the author uses throughout the piece and how it changes
sad because she can't get jim anything
debating she doesn't know if she should cut her hair off or not
happy she got jim something
Ironic they got something for each other for something they had and they sold those things
Interpret the symbols in the piece
selling their prized possessions to get the other something
when she cuts off her hair
when he sells his watch
theme
the theme is sacrificial love
when each sells their prized possessions to get something for each other
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