These gifts must have been the smartest, best gifts anyone could have chosen.

The gifts the magi gave to Jesus must have been wise too. According to the story, the magi were wise folks. According to the Christian Bible, Wise Men of the East, also called Magi or Three Kings of the Orient were the trio of kings or noble pilgrims who followed a guiding star to Israel to pay homage to the newborn Christ child, bringing with them gold, frankincense, and myrrh (Matthew 2:1-12). In reference to the present title The Gift of the Magi the magi and their gifts are directly related to the biblical story. The title words of many of O’ Henry’s story also follow the same biblical orientation. The philosophical explanation, however, is what many authors continue to experience as the power of Christ and his divine words. The textual explanation is the author’s broad exploration of the meaning of the text to ascertain the power of tradition, custom, and creed guided by the Bible. The importance and influence of the Bible in O’ Henry’s writing may be explained broadly in both textual and philosophical terms. As Jim and Della’s very humble abode brings out their poverty vividly, their selfless sacrifice of valuable possessions spiritualizes their love and makes them wise enough to call magi. The occasion is the festive Christmas Eve. The action takes place in the New York City, in a very unassuming flat, a drab, gray, and decaying flat. It is of universal significance of love and passion. Setting Written between 1905 and 1906, the story is close enough to everybody’s heart. Such love, the story and its title suggest, is like the gifts given by the wise men, called magi, who brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the newborn Jesus. A major reason given for its enduring appeal is its affirmation of unselfish love. Henry is widely known, including poor, working-class characters, a humorous tone, realistic detail, and a surprise ending. The story contains many of the elements for which O. Like The Furnished Room, and The Ransom of Red Chief, The Gift of the Magi also bears simple yet effective use of paradoxical coincidences to produce ironic endings. Henry and was published in 1906 in a collection of his short stories, The Four Million. The Gift of the Magi one of the best-known American short stories, by celebrated American short-story writer William Sydney Porter, who wrote it under the pseudonym O.

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