Jim: he is willing to sell his most prized possession, his watch, to buy Della a nice gift. You've cut off your hair? Jim: he realizes that Della will not need the combs he bought her for a while. Isn't it perfect, Jim? Della: she really wants to make Jim happy. What could I do with a dollar and eighty-seven cents?
Della: she doesn't have very much money and she is worried that she can't buy a nice present for Jim. Don't you like me now? Della: she is worried that Jim will not like her with short hair.
You won't care, will you? Major and Minor Themes: one interpretation of the story. The eight themes that O' Henry uses are:. Beauty Della is worried that Jim won't think she is beautiful with short hair, but Jim loves her for more than just her beautiful hair and how she looks.
A watch chain is a chain that attached to an old-fashioned pocket-watch. The other end of the chain was attached to a waistcoat button hole so that the watch would not be lost if it fell out of the pocket.
Too bad adjective colloquial. Too bad is an expression which is similar to it's a shame , or it's a pity. It expresses a feeling of disappointment at not being able to do something. A wig is a false hair covering for the head. Wig makers pay for real hair by its length. A person like Della, with extremely long hair, would be able to get a good price for cutting it short. Other words such as hairpiece and toupee pronounced too pay are also commonly used to describe smaller coverings that are not full wigs.
It is also a noun shock and a verb to shock. Strange means unusual. In this case it refers to the way Jim looks at Della in an unexpected manner. Possessions are personal belongings. The things that we own.
It is related to the verb possess which means to hold, to keep or to own. Here sacrificed is used as a verb. To sacrifice something is to give away something valuable in order to help somebody else. It can also be used as a noun, together with the verb "to make", e. In this story Jim and Dell were newlyweds. They were extremely poor, however they had an emense amount of love for each other. It was Christmas, and although they had decided not to exchange presents, each wanted to give the other a gift.
Jim sold his beloved pocket watch so that he could buy combs for Dell to wear in her beautiful long hair. Dell cut her hair and sold it so that she could buy a chain and fob for Jim's pocket watch. Friends keep secrets so the other friend will feel secure. It is a day before Christmas and Della needs to buy a gift for Jim. But she is low on money. She decides to cut her hair off and sell it. The invitation was to attend a ball, but instead of being joyed, Mathilde was unhappy and complained she had no gown to put on her back.
The husband had some savings of his own to buy himself a gun to treat himself for a shooting trip, but instead he gave her the francs to please her and for her to buy herself a gown. But, she was still unhappy because she did not have a jewel to wear that evening and she would not look rich or the same as other woman. He then suggested to ask her friend Madame Frostier to lend her a necklace.
She then, went to her friend house and told her friend her distress. Still, he sacrifices it out of love for Della. Giving :Della and Jim both feel that it is important to give nice gifts to each other to express their love. Identity :Della learns that Jim loves her for just for being herself, not because of her hair or the Christmas present she buys him. Wisdom :Della and Jim were wise because they were willing to make sacrifices to show their love for each other.
Sacrifice :Both Della and Jim give up valuable possessions so they can buy Christmas gifts for each other Money :Della and Jim sell valuable things to get money to buy gifts for each other, because they are poor.
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