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The Gift of the Magi By O. Henry Directions: Read the short story and answer the questions that follow. Refer to the text to check your answers when appropriate. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a
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One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty- seven cents....
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by negotiating with the men at the market who sold vegetables and meat. Negotiating until one’s face burned with the silent knowledge of being poor. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next ...
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of gifts: spices, gold, and jewels. e. A sentence in para. 5 states, “She stood by the window and looked out dully at a grey cat walking a grey fence in a grey backyard.” f. The narrator alliteratively describes Della as speaking with “sudden serious sweetness.” g. Balthasar, Melchior, and Gaspar are the three magi, with three homelands. h.
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The magi, as you know, were wise men—wonderfully wise men— who brought gifts to the newborn Christ-child. They were the first to . give Christmas gifts. Being wise, their gifts were doubtless wise ones. And here I have told you the story of two children who were not wise. Each sold the most valuable thing he owned in order to buy a gift for
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Teach and learn The Gift of the Magi with ideas from this resource guide, including discussion questions, etymology of 'Magi,' character analysis, summarize the plot, O. Henry's use of irony and literary devices, genres, themes, and paired reading suggestions for this poignant story. Our goal is to help you help your students better understand ...
This PDF ebook was created by JoséMenéndez. O NE dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied.
