<span>Symbolism is used in "The Gift of The Magi," as Dellas hair and Jims watch. Her </span><span>hair and his watch are their most prized possessions in this story. They both </span><span>use these items to symoblise another thing; love. They sold their prized </span><span>posessions to get enough money to afford the gift they wanted to get each other </span>for the upcoming holiday, Christmas.Symbolism is not the only literary element <span>that O. Henry used in this story. Irony is another key element in, "The Gift of </span><span>The Magi." Irony and coincidence go hand in hand for this story. The irony is </span><span>that Della sold her hair to get enough money to buy Jim, his gift (the platinum </span><span>fob chain for his watch). While Jim sold his watch to get money to afford his </span><span>gift to Della (turquoise combs and hair accesories for her hair). They realize </span><span>what they've done at the end of the story, and it becomes clear to them that it </span><span>doesn't matter about the gifts they get for eachother, but the fact that they </span><span><span>have eachother. The greatest value they have; is eachother. </span>
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