However, the author subtly points out that overshadowing all shabbiness, is the unaltered portrayal of unadulterated passion – Della’s routine calling out to her husband as “Jim” after his arrival, and his subsequent response by affectionately hugging her. But now, his income having shrunken to $20, the couple are depicted as trying hard to make both ends meet a fact that is glaringly highlighted by an impaired electric button and a deserted letter box. The occupants of a certain “furnished flat,” James and Della, had lived quite comfortably when James had been paid $30 per week. The Nondescript living of the Dillingham Young’s Naturally, Della vents off by collapsing on the couch and howling. Its sole possessor, Della, who is, by the way, one of the protagonists of the story, is visibly crestfallen, owing to the grueling limitations rendered by the sum.This meager amount (counted three times), is an outcome of laborious saving that has been strenuously secured by “bulldozing the grocer.”.This opening statement leads the reader to some important facts: It’s only “One dollar and eighty-seven cents.” Employing the habitual backdrop of Christmas gift sharing, the author weaves a tender tale of selfless love, the essence of which is timeless. Henry’s second collection titled “The Four Million,” “The Gift of The Magi” reigns as one of the most popular short stories that celebrate the spirit of Christmas. Published in 1906, in American author, O.

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