I like this short story because when a teacher described to give a little for me. I think a woman will be to collect money on Christmas day, but when I read the complete story. So I understand that it is not so, but it is a young married couple, James (Jim) and Della Dillingham. The couple has very little money and lives in a modest apartment. Between them they have two possessions that they consider their treasures: Jim's gold pocket watch that had been his father's and his grandfather's, and Della's lustrous, long hair that falls almost to her knees, and they wants to buy a gift for someone we love. But in the end they cannot use the gifts… I read and feel the love, sacrifice that is provided. Appreciate a lot tears almost flow.
Plot
Exposition: At the home a furnished flat at $8 per week (paragraph 3, lines 2), when its possessor was being paid $30 per week. Now, when the income was shrunk to $20 (paragraph 4, lines 6), there were two possessions of the James Dillingham Youngs in which they both took a mighty pride. One was Jim’s gold watch that had been his father’s and his grandfather’s. The other was Della’s hair (paragraph 8, lines 1)
Rising action: One dollar and eighty-seven cents (paragraph 1, lines 1), she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present (paragraph 5, lines 4), something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honour of being owned by Jim (paragraph 5, lines 10), where she stopped the sign read: ‘Mme. Sofronie. Hair Goods of All Kinds’ (paragraph 11, lines 1), ‘will you buy my hair?’ asked Della (paragraph 12, lines 1), ‘ I buy hair,’ said Madame (paragraph 13, lines 1), ‘twenty dollars,’ said Madame (paragraph 14, lines 2), ‘give it to me quick,’ said Della (paragraph 15, lines 1), she was ransacking the stores for Jim’s present (paragraph 16,lines 2), she found it at last. It surely had been made for Jim and no one else. There was no other like it in any of the stores (paragraph 17, lines 1), twenty-one dollars they took from her for it, and she hurried home with the 87 cents. With that chain on his watch Jim (paragraph 17, lines 8), when Della reached home (paragraph 18, lines 1), she got out her curling irons (paragraph 18, lines 2), make him think I am still pretty (paragraph 22, lines 6), the door opened and Jim stepped in and closed it. He looked thin and very serious (paragraph 23, lines 1), you don’t know what a nice-what a beautiful, nice gift I’ve got for you (paragraph 25, lines 6)
Climax: Beautiful combs, pure tortoiseshell, with jeweled rims – just the shade to wear in the beautiful vanished hair (paragraph 35, lines 2), and her heart had simply craved and yearned over them without the least hope of possession (paragraph 35, lines 5), Jim tumbled down on the couch and put his hands under the back of his head and smiled (paragraph 40, lines 1), I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs (paragraph 41, lines 2)
Falling action and resolution: They’re too nice to use just at present. I sold the watch to get the back of his head and smiled (paragraph 41, lines 2), I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house paragraph 42, lines 5), of all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest (paragraph 42, lines 9)
Setting
The action takes place in a very modest apartment and in a hair shop down the street from the apartment. They are bought the gifts of the stores and next day would be Christmas.
Character
-James (Jim) Dillingham Young is Della’s husband. He is a reliable, generous, but he also hard working. All of his work still cannot help pay rent, though. He cannot afford to buy Della a gift, either. To get her a gift (the hair combs she had been worshiping), he sells his most prized possession, his pocket watch.
-Della is happily married to Jim, and she is also generous. She is a thoughtful, loving, and sacrificing wife that would do anything to make Jim happy. She donated her most prized possession, her hair. In order to buy her husband a Christmas gift (a chain for his pocket watch).
-Madame Sofronie is a static character. She is the hairdresser that cuts off Della’s long beautiful hair. She is not a main character throughout the story and only carries a short role.
Theme
The themes in this short story are poverty, love and generosity. Poverty has a role in this story because Jim and Della did not have enough money for each other so they sold the things that meant the most to them and were the most valuable in order to get money. They wanted to use this money to buy a Christmas present for one another. This showed how much they truly loved each other, and that they would give up what meant the most for them in order to make the other happy. That also showed love, that they wanted to use the money they got from their most valuable possessions to make their loved one happy and give them the perfect Christmas. Generosity also has a big role in the story. This role comes in when Della and Jim give up what they loved most, their most favorite possession to buy the perfect present.
Point of view
The point of view this short story is the mood a loving one, but also one of suspense. Jim and Della give up their most prized possessions to buy each other Christmas gifts. Even after they tell each other that they cannot use their gifts at the moment, they still are grateful for the gesture and keep a positive spirit. The suspense as Jim walked through the door and noticed Della’s hair. He had an expression that Della could not understand. Was it one of anger? Or Surprise? Does he feel guilty that Della sacrificed her to buy it? The value is a young couple, Della and Jim, who lack a lot in the way of material possessions and external amusements. The beginning of the story focuses on their poverty. Their doesn’t seem to affect their cozy home life on a daily basis, and the emotional value of having each other out weighs their lack of material wealth. The love is Della’s main concern is that the money she’s saved by pinching pennies isn’t enough to buy Jim a worthy Christmas present. For her, the main obstacle that poverty poses to her happiness is its limitation of her expression of love. Because while the gift they have no purpose, the giving of the gifts mean everything: They now know that each one of them would sacrifice their most prized possessions for the other. Their love triumphs over material wealth and possessions. They gave to each other not objects but love. The sacrifice it is at the beginning of the story, Della and Jim have only two prized possessions (hair and Jim’s watch). In order to overcome their poverty and to give a good Christmas present to the other, each sacrifices the item that they value the most. The sacrifice turned out to have been made rather uselessly, since the gifts they buy can’t be used. One could argue that they ended the story in the same place they started out, minus Della’s hair and Jim’s gold watch, but suggests that they’ve added value to their relationship through generosity and sacrifice.
I like this short story because when a teacher described to give a little for me. I think a woman will be to collect money on Christmas day, but when I read the complete story. So I understand that it is not so, but it is a young married couple, James (Jim) and Della Dillingham. The couple has very little money and lives in a modest apartment. Between them they have two possessions that they consider their treasures: Jim's gold pocket watch that had been his father's and his grandfather's, and Della's lustrous, long hair that falls almost to her knees, and they wants to buy a gift for someone we love. But in the end they cannot use the gifts… I read and feel the love, sacrifice that is provided. Appreciate a lot tears almost flow.
Plot
Exposition: At the home a furnished flat at $8 per week (paragraph 3, lines 2), when its possessor was being paid $30 per week. Now, when the income was shrunk to $20 (paragraph 4, lines 6), there were two possessions of the James Dillingham Youngs in which they both took a mighty pride. One was Jim’s gold watch that had been his father’s and his grandfather’s. The other was Della’s hair (paragraph 8, lines 1)
Rising action: One dollar and eighty-seven cents (paragraph 1, lines 1), she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present (paragraph 5, lines 4), something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honour of being owned by Jim (paragraph 5, lines 10), where she stopped the sign read: ‘Mme. Sofronie. Hair Goods of All Kinds’ (paragraph 11, lines 1), ‘will you buy my hair?’ asked Della (paragraph 12, lines 1), ‘ I buy hair,’ said Madame (paragraph 13, lines 1), ‘twenty dollars,’ said Madame (paragraph 14, lines 2), ‘give it to me quick,’ said Della (paragraph 15, lines 1), she was ransacking the stores for Jim’s present (paragraph 16,lines 2), she found it at last. It surely had been made for Jim and no one else. There was no other like it in any of the stores (paragraph 17, lines 1), twenty-one dollars they took from her for it, and she hurried home with the 87 cents. With that chain on his watch Jim (paragraph 17, lines 8), when Della reached home (paragraph 18, lines 1), she got out her curling irons (paragraph 18, lines 2), make him think I am still pretty (paragraph 22, lines 6), the door opened and Jim stepped in and closed it. He looked thin and very serious (paragraph 23, lines 1), you don’t know what a nice-what a beautiful, nice gift I’ve got for you (paragraph 25, lines 6)
Climax: Beautiful combs, pure tortoiseshell, with jeweled rims – just the shade to wear in the beautiful vanished hair (paragraph 35, lines 2), and her heart had simply craved and yearned over them without the least hope of possession (paragraph 35, lines 5), Jim tumbled down on the couch and put his hands under the back of his head and smiled (paragraph 40, lines 1), I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs (paragraph 41, lines 2)
Falling action and resolution: They’re too nice to use just at present. I sold the watch to get the back of his head and smiled (paragraph 41, lines 2), I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house paragraph 42, lines 5), of all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest (paragraph 42, lines 9)
Setting
The action takes place in a very modest apartment and in a hair shop down the street from the apartment. They are bought the gifts of the stores and next day would be Christmas.
Character
-James (Jim) Dillingham Young is Della’s husband. He is a reliable, generous, but he also hard working. All of his work still cannot help pay rent, though. He cannot afford to buy Della a gift, either. To get her a gift (the hair combs she had been worshiping), he sells his most prized possession, his pocket watch.
-Della is happily married to Jim, and she is also generous. She is a thoughtful, loving, and sacrificing wife that would do anything to make Jim happy. She donated her most prized possession, her hair. In order to buy her husband a Christmas gift (a chain for his pocket watch).
-Madame Sofronie is a static character. She is the hairdresser that cuts off Della’s long beautiful hair. She is not a main character throughout the story and only carries a short role.
Theme
The themes in this short story are poverty, love and generosity. Poverty has a role in this story because Jim and Della did not have enough money for each other so they sold the things that meant the most to them and were the most valuable in order to get money. They wanted to use this money to buy a Christmas present for one another. This showed how much they truly loved each other, and that they would give up what meant the most for them in order to make the other happy. That also showed love, that they wanted to use the money they got from their most valuable possessions to make their loved one happy and give them the perfect Christmas. Generosity also has a big role in the story. This role comes in when Della and Jim give up what they loved most, their most favorite possession to buy the perfect present.
Point of view
The point of view this short story is the mood a loving one, but also one of suspense. Jim and Della give up their most prized possessions to buy each other Christmas gifts. Even after they tell each other that they cannot use their gifts at the moment, they still are grateful for the gesture and keep a positive spirit. The suspense as Jim walked through the door and noticed Della’s hair. He had an expression that Della could not understand. Was it one of anger? Or Surprise? Does he feel guilty that Della sacrificed her to buy it? The value is a young couple, Della and Jim, who lack a lot in the way of material possessions and external amusements. The beginning of the story focuses on their poverty. Their doesn’t seem to affect their cozy home life on a daily basis, and the emotional value of having each other out weighs their lack of material wealth. The love is Della’s main concern is that the money she’s saved by pinching pennies isn’t enough to buy Jim a worthy Christmas present. For her, the main obstacle that poverty poses to her happiness is its limitation of her expression of love. Because while the gift they have no purpose, the giving of the gifts mean everything: They now know that each one of them would sacrifice their most prized possessions for the other. Their love triumphs over material wealth and possessions. They gave to each other not objects but love. The sacrifice it is at the beginning of the story, Della and Jim have only two prized possessions (hair and Jim’s watch). In order to overcome their poverty and to give a good Christmas present to the other, each sacrifices the item that they value the most. The sacrifice turned out to have been made rather uselessly, since the gifts they buy can’t be used. One could argue that they ended the story in the same place they started out, minus Della’s hair and Jim’s gold watch, but suggests that they’ve added value to their relationship through generosity and sacrifice.
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