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The Gift Of Magi Analysis
In the “Gift of Magi” the story begins with Della, She has $1.87 and is looking for a gift for her husband. They are poor and do not have much to their names but her hair and his gold watch. She decides to sell her hair for twenty dollars to but her husband a silver band for his watch. She gets home and fixes up dinner. When her husband gets home he stares at her for awhile and when we finally snaps out of it gives his gift to her it’s the brushes has wanted for awhile but can not use anymore since she sold her hair. When she handed him his gift which was the silver band he says that he sold his watch to buy her the brushes. The irony in this story is so genuine because they both sold their most precious items in order to buy the person they

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