Review from The Gift of The Magi


Review
The Gift of The Magi

           
        The Gift of The Magi is a short story written by O. Henry. Publicated as an anthology on December 10, 1905 in a newspaper, and in a book on April 10, 1906.  The story published in The Four Milion. It is a Story about a young couple named Jim and Della.
A day before christmas, with $1,87 in hand, Della determined to give a gift to Jim, her husband. Della sells her hair for $20 to a hairdresser named Madame Safronie. After look for around the town, she finds a gold chain for Jim’s gold watch. At 7 o’clock, Della waiting Jim to come home, but Jim is late. She thinks very much about how Jim will responds when he looks at her. When Jim comes, he looks Della with a strange expression. Della tells him that she cuts her hair but he does not believe. Della also doesn’t understand why does Jim looks her like that. Then, after she recieve the gidt from Jim, she finally understand. The beautiful combs that Della had wanted for a long time. She is happy, but then she regret her act to cut her hair. Then Della give the gift for Jim, but what can they do? Jim sold his watch to buy the combs for Della. Then, think that both of the gifts are useless, they put their gifts away and have their dinner.
The magi in this story means the wise men. In this story both Della and Jim are not wise because the sell their most valuable things they have to by gifts. But looking at their sacrifice to prove their love, make them wise. But, it is disappointed that their sacrifise is useless. Della gets combs but she sold her hair to buy gift for Jim. At the same time, Jim gets gold chain for his watch, but he sold his watch to buy gift for Della. They think about their beloved person very much. They want the best gift for each other. Here can be felt how deep their feeling, their love, until they can do something so difficult, the last thing they will do. The moral value of this story is, sacrifice is needed, but we must be wise when do something for our beloved person. the other moral value is, how precious the gifts are, love is the most valuable. After all, the story can make the reader drifting to the story line and how are the character’s feeling. It’s an awesome story.

Written by : Fadilla Setya Putri/183211038


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