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Differences
-Irony : Both stories present a twist at the end. ¨The Gift of the Magi¨, they sacrificed their possessions in order to get a present but it results to be useless. ¨The Necklace¨, she worked for 10 years to pay for the necklace but it results to worth very little money.
-Surroundings: The authors, through the use of certain imagery, have set the characters in an uncomfortable, drab environment .In ¨The Gift
of the Magi¨: “A furnished flat at $8 per week¨, ¨shabby little couch¨. ¨The Necklace , ¨the poorness of her house, from its mean walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains¨.
-Pride : The main characters share this characteristic. ¨The Gift of the Magi¨,neither of them is capable of admitting that they don’t have enough money to buy each other presents. ¨The Necklace¨, Mathilde is described as an excessively prideful woman with unrealistic aspirations,which is what dominates her life and makes her so miserable .
-Characters: Both stories deal with young, poor couples who face certain trials, and are surprised by an unexpected, ironic twist at the end of the story.
- Theme: love ,sacrifice,hard work. ¨The Gift of the Magi” is about a poor couple who sacrifice their most valuable possessions in order to buy a Christmas present for each other .In ¨The Necklace¨, (another poor couple). Her husband saved money so she could buy a nice dress. By the end of the story they work to pay in full the debt they developed after buying a replacement of the necklace.