In the short story, "The Gift of the Magi," written by O. Henry, Mr. and Mrs. James Dillingham Young are in for a big surprise. At Christmastime, they each make a sacrifice that is hard to bear, but the results show that it pays off. The hard trials they must endure make them realize that unconditional love is more important than material possessions. Since Jim and Della live in a dilapidated flat, they obviously don't …showed first 75 words of 501 total…

…showed last 75 words of 501 total…would have said close bargaining. This is not the case, being that the metaphor procreates a strange image in one's mind. O. Henry definitely had a more zany and humorous tone in his story. Theme, irony, and tone are the three main things in this piece of writing. Each demonstrates the opposite of what is generally thought. Love is a wonderful natural high that is achieved not through material possessions, but through silly head-over-heels experimentation.