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TheGiftofMagiTheplotThefirstpart:TheplotofthisnovelThisnoveltellsusastory:JimandDella,thoughtheyarelivinginthelowerclasses,theyneverlosttheirfervencytotheirlivesandloveeachotherdeeply,penuryissoinsignificantwhenitisinthiswarmsentiment.AttheChristmas'Eve,theywerestillthinkingaboutthepresenttheyshouldgivetoeachother,howromantic!Buttheywereverypoor.•Dellaonlyhasonedollarandeighty-sevencents.sheknewitwasnotenoughtobuyanygoodgift.shehasnoidea,soshedecidedtocutdownherbeautifulbrownhairandsoldit,exchangedfor20dollars.Sheused21dollarstobuyaplatinumfobchain(白金表链）forJim.At7o'clock,Jimwentbackhome.HiseyeswerefixeduponDella,andtherewasanexpressioninthemthatshecouldnotread,anditterrifiedher.Itwasnotanger,norsurprise,nordisapproval,norhorror,noranyofthesentimentsthatshehadbeenpreparedfor.•Then,Jimthrewhispresentuponthetable.ItisasetofcombsthatDellahadworshippedlong.Dellawasveryhappyandtoldhimthatshecutherhairtobuyhimafobchain.JimsmiledandtoldherthathehassoldhiswatchtogetthemoneytobuyDellacombs.Thesecondpart:TheRoleanalysisThesecondpart:TheroleanalysisWhoisMagi:MagireferstothreeoracleswhobringgiftswhenJesuswasborn.ThereisanotheropinionthatMagireferstothreekingsfromthewest:Melchior,whobringsgold;Gaspar,whobringsfrankincense;Barrsaze,whobringspoison.Themagiwerewisemen--wonderfullywisemen--whobroughtgiftstotheBabeinthemanger.TheyinventedtheartofgivingChristmaspresents.Beingwise,theirgiftswerenodoubtwiseones,possiblybearingtheprivilegeofexchangeincaseofduplication.Della:Bewillingtobearthepovertyandgoodathandlingdailylife.Sheisthinbutdexterousandslender,herhairisspeciallybeautiful,thenoveldescribeitemphatically:“HadthequeenofShebalivedintheflatacrosstheairshaft,DellawouldhaveletherhairhangoutthewindowsomedaytodryjusttodepreciateHerMajesty'sjewelsandgifts.”Sheistheembodimentofbeauty,sheispretty,andherkindnessisparticularlyvaluable。Shelovesherhusbanddeeply,shecanthrowawayallshehasforlove.Jim:JimthenameisfirstappearedasthewholenameJamesDillinghamYoung.Thedescriptionofcontractinghismiddlenameshowsthattheylivedabetterlifebeforebutliveapoorlifenow.ThoughthewholestoryisbasedonJim’swatch,heisappearedattheendofthestory.Butthecharactersooncatchesmyeyewithseveralactions,“hiseyeswerefixeduponDella”,“hesimplystaredatherfixedly”,theseriesof“nor”andsoon.Theseactionsindicatethatheloveshiswifesomuchthatheevensellsouthisheirloom.ithinkthatthemostimpressiveplotofthestoryistheappearanceofJimandhisactions.•Theybothunwiselysacrificedforeachotherthegreatesttreasuresoftheirhouse.Butthefactisthatnomatterhowtoughlifehadbeen,theywould'tloseheart.Withstrongfaithandtheirlove,theydidtheirbesttomaketheotherpleased.•Loveistheworld'sbestgiftTheybothunwiselysacrificedforeachotherthegreatesttreasuresoftheirhouse.Butthefactisthatnomatterhowtoughlifehadbeen,theywould'tloseheart.Withstrongfaithandtheirlove,theydidtheirbesttomaketheotherpleased.Loveistheworld'sbestgift.