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O. HenryThe Gift of the Magi
Fiction | Short Story | YA | Published in 1905A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
How do the narrator’s intrusive comments throughout the story affect your experience reading the story?
Compare and contrast Jim and Della’s characters.
How does the presumed setting (New York in the early 20th century) affect the characters and the plot of the story?
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