The thesis statement is the one regarding the use of the story by O. Henry to show that poverty cannot affect true love becuase it expresses the gist of what O. Henry has wished to convey. While Jim sells his beautiful pocket watch in order to buy Della a brooch for her beautiful long hair, Della sells her hair so as to be able to afford a chain for Jim's pocket watch. Thus, their material gifts are rendered useless, but still each has proved to the other that they would rather give up their most prized possessions in order to please the other, and by doing so prove their mutual love. This discovery is the true gift that they both receive from the Magi on tht Christmas day.
The work describes Thoreau's thoughts over the course of a year spent immersed in the natural world is the answer.
I think he felt happy and thankful to all the people who had voted for him. knowing that they have faith in him and he believed that the people who had voted for him believed in him and put their trust in him.
