William Sydney Porter and summary of his “Gift of the Maggi” Prepared by Ergashev Jahongir 1 year student of English Philology
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- 2. William Sydney Porter
- 3. William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) was born in 1862 in Greensboro, North Carolina. His father, Algernon
- 4. O’Henry and his Family. Wife -Athol Estes Porter Daughter-Margaret Sydney Porter
- 5. In 1884 he started a humorous weekly The Rolling Stone. When the weekly failed, he joined
- 6. His first work, "Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking" (1899), appeared in McClure's Magazine. After doing three years
- 7. O. Henry moved to New York City in 1902 and from December 1903 to January 1906
- 8. The Heart Of The West (1907) presented tales of the Texas range. O. Henry published 10
- 9. Some works by O’Henry Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking 1899 Cabbages And Kings 1904 The Four Million
- 10. Introduction “The Gift of the Magi” (1906) remains one of the most recognizable and frequently anthologized
- 11. Plot and Major Characters On Christmas Eve, a young married woman named Della has cut and
- 12. Touched by his thoughtfulness, Della assures him that her hair will grow back and she gives
- 13. Major Themes In my opinion it is the irony of the young couple sacrificing their most
- 14. As O. Henry was categorized as a realist, “The Gift of the Magi” has been perceived
- 16. Critical Reception Upon its publication in The Four Million, “The Gift of the Magi” caught the
- 17. Cartoon to the novel “Gift of the Maggi “
- 18. Plot Summary On the day before Christmas, Della has only $1.87 in savings with which to
- 19. .......After shopping for two hours, she finds just the right gift, a platinum fob chain to
- 20. .......“You’ve cut off your hair?” ......."Cut it off and sold it," Della says. .......“You say your
- 21. Setting .......The action takes place in New York City in a very modest apartment and in
- 22. Characters Della Young: Pretty young woman who cuts off her beautiful long hair and sells it
- 23. The Three Magi The Magi were the so-called three wise men from the east who traveled
- 24. Three: A Magic Number In "The Gift of the Magi," the number three figures prominently. Consider
- 25. Jim tells Della, I don't think there's anything in the way of a haircut or a
- 26. Theme: Love Della and Jim give each other the best of all possible gifts, love. It
- 27. Climax .The climax occurs when Della and Jim open their gifts. The house where lived O’HENRY
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