The Gift of the Magi

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:short_story
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:musical
gptkb:television_special
gptkb:animated_film
gptkbp:adaptation_year gptkb:1970
gptkb:1975
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gptkb:2010
various
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:musical
gptkb:theater
gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:O._Henry
gptkbp:characters Della's hair
Jim's watch
gptkbp:climax the couple's realization
gptkbp:conflict man vs. society
man vs. fate
man vs. self
financial struggles
materialism vs love
gptkbp:critical_reception widely acclaimed
well-received
gptkbp:cultural_impact Christmas traditions
Christmas stories
gift-giving practices
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of love
holiday classic
symbol of selflessness
gptkbp:first_published gptkb:The_New_York_Sunday_World
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Gift of the Magi
gptkbp:influence American literature
holiday traditions
modern storytelling
holiday storytelling
gift-giving culture
literary themes of sacrifice
gptkbp:influenced holiday literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:Nathaniel_Hawthorne
realism
romanticism
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Christmas
gift-giving traditions
O. Henry's own life
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy holiday favorite
classic short story
study in love and sacrifice
gptkbp:length gptkb:short_story
short
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:metaphor
gptkb:personification
simile
symbolism
irony
foreshadowing
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Della_Dillingham_Young
gptkb:Jim_Dillingham_Young
gptkbp:mood bittersweet
gptkbp:moral the true gift is love
true gift is selfless love
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
irony
third-person omniscient
foreshadowing
flashback
gptkbp:notable_quote “ It’s the thought that counts.”
“ They are the magi.”
gptkbp:original_language English
gptkbp:plot couple sacrifices their prized possessions
to buy gifts for each other
couple's sacrifices for each other
a couple sacrifices their prized possessions
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:The_New_York_Sunday_World
gptkbp:published_in 1905
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:The_New_York_Sunday_World
gptkbp:resolution irony of gifts
the irony of their gifts
gptkbp:setting gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:setting_time early 1900s
Christmas Eve
gptkbp:story_arc gptkb:exhibition
climax
denouement
falling Action
rising Action
gptkbp:style realism
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:Color
gptkb:watch
gptkb:sacrifice
love
gptkbp:theme gptkb:sacrifice
love
gptkbp:viewpoint third-person
omniscient
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aaron_Copland
gptkb:O._Henry
gptkb:The_Gift
gptkb:The_Twilight_Zone
gptkb:The_Polar_Express
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4