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Is the short story "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry still relevant today?

Name: Is the short story "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry still relevant today?
ISBN: 9783656254805

An analysis of the major themes love, sacrifice and wisdom and the 'O. Henry twist'

Marijke Eggert,

17 pages
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Is the short story "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry still relevant today?

An analysis of the major themes love, sacrifice and wisdom and the 'O. Henry twist'

Marijke Eggert,

About this book

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1, 3, University of Flensburg (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: American Short Fiction, language: English, abstract: "The Gift of the Magi" is one of O. Henry's most famous short stories. In this paper I will have a closer look at the short story "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. I will start by analyzing the major themes love, sacrifice and wisdom. Furthermore, I will also have a look at the ending of the story, which is an example of the so-called 'O. Henry twist'. By analyzing these different aspects of the short story I will conclude with the meaning for the reader today and the question whether this short story is worth reading.

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