In the story, "The Gift of the Magi", we are informed at the beginning of the story on how important Della's hair and James watch is to their household. Because the paragraph about the author explained that O Henry liked to have tricky endings, I prepared myself before hand on twists and turns that may pertain to the hair and watch. As the story progressed I was able to stay one step ahead of the author and see before hand that she was going to cut off her hair and sell it so she could buy the chain for the watch. I was also able to foresee that James would sell his watch to buy the set if combs for his wife.
As humans we know how hard it is to give up something that means so much to us, so when we see someone act in this way we realize how much love is poured out into the thoughtful desire of the individual giving up what is so dear to them. Even though we first see these two characters as being foolish because they gave up the most important material things in their household, they in turn are seen as very wise because they are not putting their hopes and dreams into material things, but into the one they truly love, their spouse.
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