2010年11月24日 星期三

"The Gift of the Magi"

        "The Gift of the Magi" is a warm story about a married couple. The setting is in New York during Christmas. Both Della and Jim were poor, but they were desperate to buy each other a gift for Christmas. It is so romantic because they both sacrificed one valuable thing they each possessed to benefit each other. Della sold her precious hair and Jim sold his expensive watch. However, what happened then made me laugh so bad and made me think that they were two idiots. The wife bought a chain for the watch, and the husband bought a comb for his wife's hair. Guess what? The gifts they bought were useless! This is hilarious and ironic. You might think they are hopeless and foolish. But in fact, that is not exactly true. They exchanged the most important gift that outweighs any gift they would ever give each other. It is love. In my opinion, this is what the title "The Gift of the Magi" means.

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