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ESSAY
What can I say about this text?Well,in my
expectation “THE GIFT OF THE MAGI” by O.HENRY
is a valuable creation of this writer.Thanks to its content,
of its
remarkable characters and not at last because of its hidden meanings,
this text
it’s a very representative creation for the English Literature,and
that`s why I
can say I really like it.
With
a symbolic title,”THE GIFT OF THE MAGI”
presents us the spiritual wealth of two inloved youngs named Della and
Jim.In fact,if
you read with attention the whole text,you will realize that the real
magi are
even those two lovers.The atmosphere illustrated on route is one full
of love
and of other beautiful feelings like:kindness,generosity,all these
being
specific to this period of the year,Christmas.On a closer look about
the text I
realized that the whole creation,each sentence is full of significance.
As
we all know,Christmas is the celebration of the gifts ,the period when
everyone
gives presents to the ones they love.But,what can you do when you don`t
have
enough money to buy a present for the one you love?This is a real
problem,which
Della and Jim are confronting with.All they have is their great
love,that they
care each other,and nothing else.I can say that this text is giving us
a lesson
of life,a story which,I think,it can happen in real life,in our
days.Only true
love can make such a sacrifice like the one Della did.Very decided and
sure of
the love she felt for Jim,Della goes to seel her long and beautiful hair
and that`s why she askes:”Will you buy my hair?”And so,she
manages to seel her greatest treasure with a wises purpose.If Della
seels her
hair,Jim too is renouncing at something which it's his to manage to buy
a
present,a beautiful one.All he wants is to see his wife happy.
And
that`s why he sold his watch to get Della the chops,but there was a
problem.Della didn`t have the same long and beautiful hair to put the
chops
on.In spite of this,the two young lovers are being optimistic:”My hair grows so fast,Jim!”Their acts
are impressing not only us,the readers ,but also the characters ,who
seem to be
surprised and very pleasant impressed by what they did one for the
other.
As we
all know and as the author sais
“the magi were wonderfully wise- men who brought gifts to the Babe in
the
manger.They invented the art of giving Christmas presents.”In my
expectation
the main characters of the text,Della and Jim ,are the magi who we can
meet in
real life.At the same time,they impress us through their spiritual
splendor and
abundance.Analyzing,I realized that the text “THE GIFT OF THE MAGI”ilustrates
a new sense of the presents celebration,Christmas,a new sense of being
a magi
and why not a new sense of love,generosity,or of being inloved.
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And I
say that because I sincerely believe that no matter who you
are,you can also became a magi,with only a condition:you have to love
and to be
willing to do any sacrifices for that special person that you
love.So,respecting this conditions,you,me or anybody else can be
considered a
magi.I think it's a great thing for you to be seen like a man who is
willing to
do good and special things,and to continue the art of giving
presents.By
definition the human being is capable of loving.Making those sacrifices
to
manage in the end to buy a present,Della and Jim are proving each other
their
great love,the streight of this beautiful feeling.
Selling
her precious hair,Della demonstrates to all us that the power of
love,the
desire to show Jim how much she cares about him is more deep and more
important
than anything else.
These characters are wisest and kindest,although
in appearance they seem only “two foolish children”Their gesture is
unique and
because of it Della and Jim are those who deserve all our admiration.
This
text it's a beautiful creation that amplifys the significance of gifts
celebration-Christmas.All we have to understand is that it doesn`t
matter what
we give.What is important is that the present must be given from our
heart,with
all the beautiful feelings we have.At the same time,Della and Jim are
proving
us that even the poor people can have a beautiful Christmas.A
celebration not
full of material things and of wealth,but a celebration loaded with
love and
generosity.Because this is what Christmas is :the moment of the year
when we
all forget about the usual and we have the chance to prove to our
friends,parents or lovers and not at least to show God all the love and
the
kindness that we are capable of.
Only love can make everything seem
beautiful,only she can make your Christmas
happy.Because if “love doesn`t exist,nothing else exists!”
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