The Gift of the Magi
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- EXPOSITION
- I only have one dollar and eighty-seven cents. I can't afford to buy Jim a present.
- RISING ACTION
- The most valuable thing I have is my hair. I'll sell it to make money and buy Jim a present.
- The watch is the most valuable thing for Jim.
- RISING ACTION (CONT)
- Will you buy my hair?
- I buy hair
- Della was sad because she only had one dollar and eighty-seven cents. It was impossible to buy Jim a gift with that kind of money.
- CLIMAX
- Don't look at me that way, I sold my hair to buy you a present. She will grow back. My hair grows very fast.
- She stood by the window and stared blankly at a gray cat walking along a gray fence in a gray backyard. The expenses had been greater than she had thought. She was thinking that to give Jim she wanted something fine, rare and excellent as Jim was.
- FALLING ACTION
- I sold my watch to buy the combs, but you cut your hair and you won't be able to use it.
- I sold my hair to buy your watch chain, but you sold it and you can't wear it.
- Della went to sell her hair and the woman bought it for her and gave her $20 dollars, with this Della could buy her a gift for Jim.
- RESOLUTION
- You will still be beautiful.
- Della waited for Jim to arrive. When Jim arrived he was shocked and Della was afraid that everything was going to change between her and Jim.
- Jim hands Della the gift and Della hands Jim the gift. But to his surprise the gifts were useless.
- They realize that the gifts do not matter, what matters is the love between them.
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