The Gift of the Magi Group

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dayi1993
dayi1993
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High School - 9th Grade

What is the main idea of this story Gift of the Magi?

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Posted by dayi1993 on Monday May 18, 2009 at 11:58 AM and tagged with main idea, plot, story.

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  1. herappleness
    herappleness Teacher
    Graduate School

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    The main theme is sacrifice and how willing one could be to go through sacrifices in the name of love.  The Magi were the three wisemen who traveled all the way to present the gifts of love to baby Jesus, according to the Bible. Likewise, this story is inspired by such "wise" gifts that the magi gave Baby Jesus only as it would happen in the reality of sadness of the two main characters, whom also sacrificed and gifted each other wise gifts.

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    Posted by herappleness on Monday May 18, 2009 at 1:43 PM

  2. rashi
    rashi Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    • I THINK THAT THE MAIN IDEA OF THIS STORY IS THE INTENSE LOVE IN BOTH THE CUOPLES . THEY LOVE EACH OTHER AND HAD DONE A GREATSACRIFICE FOR EACH OTHER . THUS THISS ONLY GODS TEACHES US HOW TO LOVE OTHERS WITHOUT THINKINS OF YOUR OWN....

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    Posted by rashi on Friday June 5, 2009 at 5:07 AM