Part one of term paper
The Gift of the Magi has many themes that touch the heart. The author expresses those themes in many ways. The two biggest ways that the author expresses the most important themes are through the setting and the characters. Symbolism also takes a big part in this story. In the end irony ties it all together. For instance, Jim and Della live ...

Part two of term paper
... The theme is expressed through the characters more than anything. Of course, there would be no story without the characters but even more so than that Jim and Della set the atmosphere. For example, when Jim walks in on Della to find that she has no hair after he has bought her combs, he is not infuriated, just astonished. There could not be a better emotion to feel in that position. The same happens when Della sees Jim no longer has the watch making her gift just as useless. If the charact ...