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• NOTE: Citations in this Lesson Plan refer to the following version of the book: Henry, O. “The Gift of the Magi,” Project Gutenberg Ebook. Produced by Susan Ritchie, HTML version by Jose Menendez. January, 2005.

• “The Gift of the Magi” is a short story by American author O. Henry and first published in 1905.

• This brief narrative is related from the perspective of a third-person narrator with focus on the character of Della Young.

• The story begins with Della lamenting the fact that she has only managed to save $1.87 after months of scrimping in order to buy her beloved husband Jim a Christmas present.

• It is the day before Christmas and Della collapses onto the couch and sobs.

• The narrator takes time to describe the apartment where Della and Jim Young reside.

• The apartment is a furnished flat that costs $8 per week. It is dingy...

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