Had King Solomon been the janitor, with all his treasures piled up in the basement, Jim would have pulled out his watch every time he passed, just to see him pluck at his beard from envy. O Henry makes another comparison to ancient royalty, this time King Solomon:
Jim, on the other hand, is proud of his watch. Had the queen of Sheba lived in the flat across the airshaft, Della would have let her hair hang out the window some day to dry just to depreciate Her Majesty’s jewels and gifts.
The author demonstrates the beauty of Della’s hair by comparing it to an ancient royal figure: In O Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi” the author shows that material possessions are not important in several ways.įirst, he sets up the ironic nature of the story by showing the reader a treasured possession of each main character.
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