Henry, the conflict is Della not having enough money to buy Jim a gift, because of this she cuts her hair to make money so she can afford a gift for him. 'The Gift of the Magi' takes place in a unnamed city, presumably New York City, on Christmas Eve during the early 1900s.

In the short story The Gift of the Magi by O. This is the most important point in this story because Jim and Della both realise that they love each other very much because of the sacrifices they had made to get each other these gifts, when in the end they gifts couldn’t be put to use. 003 by Various Livres Autres épisodes LIRE. They invented the art of giving Christmas gifts. The Gift of the Magi Short Story Collection Vol. They invented the art of giving Christmas gifts. Henry is when Jim and Della show each other the gifts they had bought for each other. The magi were wise men-wonderfully wise men-who brought gifts to the Baby Jesus. This is demonstrated in the short story by Della cutting off her hair to make money to buy Jim a Christmas gift, and Jim selling his watch to buy Della’s gift. She stood by the window and looked out dully at a gray cat walking a gray fence in a gray backyard. Henry the theme of the parable is that if you love someone, you are willing to sacrifice for them. Della finished her cry and attended to her cheeks with the powder rag. During this time in Winter, there would be mass snowfall. There were no skyscrapers yet, it was a shipping city. The atmosphere of New York City during this time was still bustling and packed. Henry, it takes place in New York City during the Winter of 1905.

They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. In the short story The Gift of the Magi by O. The magi, as you know, were wise menwonderfully wise menwho brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. This is a picture of where the book took place.

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