“The Christmas Presents” is a short story. The story’s author is William Sydney Porter. He changed his name because he went to prison and wanted a new name for his stories. He lived in New York from 1901 to 1910 when he died. He wrote more than 600 stories and made a lot of money. However, he died poor.
“The Christmas Presents” is set in New York City on Christmas Eve. Della and Jim are the main characters. They want to buy Christmas presents for each other. However, they are very poor. They don’t have enough money to buy special presents for each other. Della cuts her hair to buy a gold chain. Jim sells his watch to buy combs for her. Although they can’t use their gifts, they are happy because they love each other very much.
The story is funny and romantic. They know what special things are the best for their. They sell important thing for themselves to buy the presents. However, theyare full of love. They love each other very much.