Question

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In "The Gift of the Magi," why does O. Henry compare Jim and Della to the magi?

A.
because they bought each other the same gifts that the magi gave

B.
because they are poor, just as the magi were poor

C.
to emphasize their generosity and selflessness

D.
to remind readers that the story takes place at Christmas time

Answer 1

http://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/1-the_gift_of_the_magi_0.pdf story here

Answer 2

this is math not reading soryy idk this one

Answer 3

@Susanna @satellite73 @safyousuff97 @Ray1998 @jchick @hakunamatata34 @arevik

Answer 4

yes ik but no one ever answers in the other ones so ya

Answer 5

dude I got an idea

Answer 6

go into a magic place

Answer 7

it has every answer to the book

Answer 8

that makes no sense!!!

Answer 9

it is

Answer 10

stop please

Answer 11

a website called sparknotes and print out everything and trust me

Answer 12

it works

Answer 13

I Got a good grade on my test from doing that

Answer 14

and reread the book

Answer 15

from where you see things happening

Answer 16

Its c. Ive read this book

Answer 17

medal plz

Answer 18

ok thanks !

Answer 19

I will give you the answer

Answer 20

i already told her

Answer 21

well you don't know

Answer 22

can be wrong

Answer 23

I do

Answer 24

Its not

Answer 25

then wwhat do you think the answer is then

Answer 26

Its the most logical and accurate

Answer 27

one guy did that to me where I got a 46% cause he hadn't read the book

Answer 28

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100104231639AAXw83j

Answer 29

I did read the book

Answer 30

you read the book and check this and spark notes

Answer 31

So what do you think the answer is
smart guy

Answer 32

doing like 100 things right now with like 30 tabs open may take 5 - 10 min and will get it right

Answer 33

excuse excuses

Answer 34

I guess b

Answer 35

never read the book but looking at http://study.com/academy/lesson/the-gift-of-the-magi-by-o-henry-summary-theme-irony.html

Answer 36

I mean c

Answer 37

yea you were right

Answer 38

good job that was problem solving right there

Answer 39

I am leaving later tonight

Answer 40

or tomorrow