Gift of the Magi, The

Gift of the Magi, The

O. Henry’s Christmas story of love and self-sacrifice. [Am. Lit.: Rockwell, 77–80]

See: Christmas

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Gift of the Magi, The

young couple sell their dearest possessions to buy Christmas gifts for one another, discover that the sacrifice made the gifts unusable. [Am. Lit.: O. Henry The Gift of the Magi in Benét, 395]

See: Irony

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Gift of the Magi, The

husband and wife each give up own treasure to buy the other’s Christmas present. [Am. Lit.: “The Gift of the Magi” in Benét, 395]

See: Self-Sacrifice

Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.