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1、ThegiftoftheMagi《麦琪的礼物》O.HenryThegiftoftheMagiO.Henry(1862.9-1910.6)Realname:WilliamSydneyPorterAmericanwriterOneofthethreemostfamousmastersofshortnovelHisbestknownshortstoriesconsistedof：“TheCopandtheAnthem”,“TheGiftoftheMagi”,“TheLastLeave”etal.O.Henry'sshortstoriesareknownfortheirwit,wor
2、dplay,warmcharacterization,andclevertwistendings.Summaryof“The Gift of the Magi”It happened on a very poor but blissful young couple named Jim and Della in the end of 19th century in America. They worked hard but earned little. Life is very hard for them. Theyhaveonlytwopossessionsbetweent
3、heminwhichtheytakepride:Della'sbeautifullong,flowinghairandJim'sshinygoldwatch.Despite of this, their love to each other and the enthusiasm for life didn't changed at all. When Christmas day was approaching , withonly$1.87inhand,anddesperatetofindagiftforJim,Dellasoldherbeautifulhairwhich s
4、he treasured very muchfor$20andeventuallyfindsaplatiumpocketwatchfobchainforJim'swatch.But Jim had already sold that watch to buy acombs to Della forwearing in her long hair, not knowing shehad cut it off. AlthoughJimandDellaarenowleftwithgiftsthatneitheronecanuse,theyrealizedhowfartheyar
5、ewillingtogotoshowtheirloveforeachother,andhowpricelesstheirlovereallyis.backgroundIthappenedinthe1899，atthattime,O.HenrywasworryingaboutasaprisonerthathewasnomoneytothebeloveddaughtertobuyChristmasgiftswhenChristmasapproaching.Heissopainfulandfinallyherememberedhehaddonebeforeinamagazine,h
6、ehadreceivedagenerousremunerationforwritingsomeessaysandstories.Whynottryitagain-hethought.Sohehaveahurrytowriteanovel:“ThegiftoftheMagi."Thenovelwaspublished,itcausedagreatsensationinAmericansocietyandalsohereceivedagenerousrewardtogetafavoriteChristmasgiftforherdaughter.Asweknow,Duringthi
7、speriod,theUnitedStateswasexperiencingasevereeconomiccrisis.Sothenovelalsodepictedthetragiclifeoftheworkingpeople,exposedthebrutalnatureofthebourgeoismonopolyindirectly,accusedthepersecutionofthepeoplebyrulers,reflectedthepeople'sdissatisfactionwiththeru
