The Great Christmas Gift

The story of the Gift of the Magi shows Della’s courage to fight against short income, persistence to struggle with horrible life, and the ability to deal with adversities to forgo her favorite thing in very critical situation. This story also focused the deeply love between two people who sacrificed each other to buy a Christmas gift. On the occasion of Christmas, both Della and James wanted to buy a very special gift to wish Merry Christmas to each other. However, they did not have enough money or savings.
These days, James Dillingham was earning only $20 a week; on the other hand, he was earning $30 a week during the former period of prosperity. These days, Dillingham family had shorter income; however, Della did not give up, moreover, she continued to fight against their short income and terrible expenses. She used to bargain with shoppers, grocers, and vegetable man, and saved money, even several cents when bought groceries. During the bargaining, sometimes, she could embarrass from shoppers, grocer, and



	Origin of Christmas .... a great man, a great teacher and a great prophet. .... as people hustles about the shopping malls on Christmas season looking for that perfect gift, they don .... (2240 9 )

	Christmas .... introduced the Christmas tree to Great Britain, where from there immigrants brought it to the United States. (Encarta 2000) The beginning of gift giving during .... (627 3 )

	The Gift of the Magi .... All in all, Christmas is about being grateful for what you already have, and .... In conclusion, I feel that "The Gift of the Magi " is a great story that .... (660 3 )

	The Gift of the Magi .... believe the theme was, sacrificing what you take great pride in .... it is what the meaning behind the gift is .... eighty-seven cents to buy Jim a Christmas present; and .... (378 2 )

	The gift of he Magi .... a gift for the next day, which happens to be Christmas. .... that the theme itself is the best gift are those .... A person can find great joy from giving something up .... (698 3 )

In addition to having courage to fight against short income, Della also had persistence to struggle with horrible life. She also was in very deeply love with her husband. Della known that Jim had a gold watch, which had no chain, given by his father. Della also wanted that James Dillingham would have pulled out his watch every time when he left home, like the king pulled out his jewel. However, James could not, which identified his envy for his poverty. Della wanted to make her husband happy, to buy something nice, rare, and sterling gift. And that was a gold chain for her husband’s watch. Della thought to buy a chain for that watch, but the price of the gold chain was around $20, and it was impossible to earn or save it for her. She had been saving every penny she could for months, and thought how to be successful to buy a gift for her husband. According to my role as husband, I never can think deeply what my wife really wants like Della done.

Finally, the most important thing as Della had an ability to deal with adversit

Some topics in this essay:
Marriage, Della, English Language Films, Debut Albums, Christmas, American Films, Family, James, Jim,

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PROFESSIONAL ESSAYS:

Celebration of Christmas .... has been observed that Christmas became a great popular festival .... or celebratory aspects of Christmas: the Christmas tree with lights, the gift-giving, the .... (1696 7 )

The Marketing of Christmas Trees .... Christmas tree farms and the aggressive marketing of trees, began in the United States during the Great Depression. .... The gift that changed Christmas. .... (706 3 )

Marriage by Arrangement and by Choice: Pros and Cons That Demand a .... seem incapable of even giving them a Christmas gift they like .... a pair of sensible shoes for Christmas instead of .... time, found that "homogamy is as great among self .... (1311 5 )

Marketing Plan for Hallmark Cards, Inc .... from competitors by delivering great value. .... Mothers Day, Graduation and Christmas), Specialty Formats .... Gifts, Keepsake, Ornaments, specialty, gift wrap, books .... (2519 10 )

The Best Gift I Ever Received .... though; the one she gave me the following Christmas was. .... The message in that gift was what I hated most .... A great gift does not have to be expensive or impressive .... (560 2 )

Government-Related Ethics Issues .... sarcasm" Rupert Mur doch's $4-million "Christmas gift." Defenses of .... are restricted from accepting any gift from a .... Tocqueville's America: The Great Quotations. .... (2521 10 )

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