TheMeaningofGift

　　O.HenrywasborninGreensboro,NorthCarolina.Hisfather,AlgemonSidneyPorter,wasaphysician.WhenWilliamwasthree,hismotherdied,andhewasraisedbyhisparentalgrandmotherandpaternalaunt.Williamwasanavidreader,butattheageoffifteenheleftschoolandthenworkedinadrugstoreandonaTexasranch.HecontinuedtoHouston,wherehehadanumberofjobs,includingthatofbankclerk.Aftermovingin1882toTexas,heworkedonaranchinLaSalleCountyfortwoyears.In1887hemarriedAtholEstesRoach;theyhadonedaughterandoneson.,hediedinNewYorkonJune5th1910.

　　Inthisnovel,therearemanyshortficition,everyofthemareworthreading,butTheGiftoftheMagileftmeadeepimpressionis,IthinkthisisagoodarticleIhaveeverread,itismeaningful.

　　Inthisarticle,O.Henryusedhisstyleofwritingnarratedawindingandsimplestorywithhumorousandalightsad,inwesternliteraryareathisthemeofpresentingthegiftintheChristmaseveissoordinary,someofthemiswonderful,butIthinkTheGiftoftheMagiisthebestone.

　　First,let鈥檚lookedfromthecontent.theentirearticletookonepairofpoorlylovehusbandsandwivesinAmericanpresentingtheChristmasgiftasamiddleline,Thefamilyhousewifeinordertosaveeachcoin,shecounteachone.Eventhough,entirefamilyonlyleftonedollarandeighty-sevencentsonChristmasEve.Theauthordidnotdescribemuchaboutthepoorfamily,heusedonedollarandeighty-sevencentstodrawthewholenovel,thehousewifeDellawholovesherhusbanddeeplycountthemoneythreetimes,shecriedsadlyforshecouldnotbuyherhusbandansatisfactorygift.O.Henrywasgoodatusinglittlewordstomakethesketchandbuildatmosphere,thenthereaderwilllostinthearticle,tastingandponderingthecharacter'sdestiny.Thegloomyatmospherewhichwasbuiltbyonedollarandeighty-sevencentsthroughthewholenovel,evenwhenthecouplessawgifts,itstillcontainedalittlepain.Theauthorhadwrittenapoorhusband'sandwife'spain,alsoenlightensforthepeopleletthemobtainbeautifulinfluencingandleadthereader鈥檚interesttoadeepboundarywhenhewasdescribethecharacter鈥檚thoughtdispositionandplot.ThisisthetruevalueofTheGiftoftheMagi.

　　Inordertogiveherhusbandanexquisitewatchchain,DellasoldherbeautifulhairthoughhishusbandJameslovedit.JamesrealizedthatDellahadworshippedlongforthesetofcombs,sideandback,inBroadwaywindow,healsosoldhisvaluablewatchwhichbelongedhisgrandparents.Della鈥檚hairandJames鈥goldwatchisthemostpreciouspropertywhichinthispoorfamily.Inordertoexpressesthedeepsincerelovetothespouse,allofthemhadlostthesetwoattheChristmaseve.Happinessinatwinklinghadpaidtheexpensiveprice,butfollowingisthedeeppain.afterconsiderthetruelife,OHenryhadscreenedthemainplotcarefully,madethisordinarythemebrightagain,goldwatchandbeautifulhairarethegreatwealthforthepoorfamilywhichgain20dollarperweek,Thisregretbroughtastringentfeeling,causedeachreader鈥檚hearttotremble.Thisiscondensingtherealcontradictionwhichthesocialreallifeisunabletosolvemultipliesreallybecauseofthewriterdeepstyleofwriting,causereader'spityingwiththesympathy,andleadthemtoamoreprofoundponder.ForawhilesentimentalimpulseDellaandJameshadextremelysacrificedmostpreciousthingforeachother.Inthoseonl