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The Gift of the Magi

ICSE · Class 10 · English Literature-Treasure Chest ( Poems and Short Stories)

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Story Overview

  • The story is a Christmas short story with a twist ending.
  • It was first published in 1905.
  • It is included in The Four Million (1906).
2

Author and Background

  • O. Henry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862–1910).
  • He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.
  • He spent time in prison for alleged bank embezzlement, a conviction that remains contested.
3

Setting

  • The story is set in a furnished flat in New York City.
  • The flat rents for $8 a week.
  • The letterbox on the flat has been crossed out.
4

Characters

  • Della Young is the protagonist; she is Jim's wife.
  • Della is young, loving, practical, and impulsive.
  • She has saved $1.87 and keeps counting it again and again.

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Della is the young wifeJim is Della’s husbandSituational irony happens when the resultBoth Della and Jim give upDella’s hair stands for beauty

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