Love In "The Gift Of The Magi" And "The Necklace": Is It Worth The Sacrifice?

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love with his wife, and would do anything for her, as would Mr.
Loisel. Both couples were very thrifty when it came to money. Since they
were poor, they were good at saving their money for items they needed,
like groceries, and for special purposes. Both of these stories had
themes, though the themes are very different from each other. Jim and
Della taught us that it was better to give than to receive because even
though the gifts were worthless, they still knew how much each gift meant;
how much love was put into it, so love conquers all. With the Loisels,
they showed us that honesty is the best policy. If they would have been
honest and told Mme. Forestier they lost the necklace they probably would
have just had to replace the necklace with a lot less money than what they
had replaced it with.
In these stories, the main conflict is internal conflict (a.k.a.
Man vs. Himself). In these times of depression, only the strong at heart
could survive. In �The Gift of the Magi� ...

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