I'm looking for a moral story about a woman who sold her hair to buy her husband a chain for his pocket watch. And he sold his pocket watch to buy tortuise clips for her hair. What's the name of it?
2007-05-15 21:28:55 · 4 answers · asked by Leah B 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
The Gift of the Magi by O Henry
http://christmas.howstuffworks.com/christmas-stories-the-gift-of-the-magi-ga.htm
2007-05-15 21:36:29 · answer #1 · answered by nightevisions 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story written by O. Henry (a pen name for William Sydney Porter), allegedly at Pete's Tavernon Irving Place in New York City.
Jim and Della Dillingham Young are a couple who are very much in love with each other, but can barely afford their one-room apartment opposite the elevated train. For Christmas, Della decides to buy Jim a chain for his prized pocket watch given to him by his father. To raise the funds, she has her hair cut off and sold to make a wig. Meanwhile, Jim decides to sell his watch to buy Della a beautiful set of combs for her lovely, knee-length hair.
The moral of the story is that physical possessions, however valuable they may be, are of little value in the grand scheme of things. The true unselfish love that the characters, Jim and Della, share is greater than their possessions.
O. Henry ends the story by clarifying the metaphor between the characters in the story, Della and James (or Jim), and the Biblical Magi.
"The Gift of the Magi" features O. Henry's characteristic twist ending (O. Henry twist) and use of flowery diction.
2007-05-16 04:32:54 · answer #2 · answered by alien 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Gift of the Magi
2007-05-16 05:05:46 · answer #3 · answered by Pencils In The Wind 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you already know the name of the story. i read it when i was a college student & it was in my text book.
2007-05-16 06:03:38 · answer #4 · answered by hizbizbiz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋