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Research Paper | Arts and Humanities | India | Volume 8 Issue 3, March 2019

The Concept of Love in O Henrys The Gift of the Magi

S Vishnupriya

Abstract: The Gift of the Magi is a short story written by O Henry. The story tells about a young husband and wife and how they deal with the challenge of buying gift for Christmas each other by losing their own possessions. They both were from a middle class family and with very little money in their hand they wished to buy a surprise gift for each other to show their love. Money is important in everyones life but love is more important than money to lead a successful and a happy life.

Keywords: Love, Marriage, Sacrifice, Money

Edition: Volume 8 Issue 3, March 2019,

Pages: 1731 - 1732