English, 20.11.2020 21:40, rozalee14

WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST!! Directions: Read The Gift of the Magi and then answer the 'Thinking Points' below.
1. What is important about the title?
2. What are the conflicts in "The Gift of the Magi"? (Conflict is the 'struggle' within the story. Is a person struggling with an idea, another person, his/her own emotions, nature?)
3. What are some themes in the story? (Theme is the main or dominant idea.)
4. Is Della consistent in her actions? Is she a fully developed character? How? Why?
5. Do you find the characters likable? Would you want to meet the characters?
6. Does the story end the way you expected? How? Why?
7. What is the central/primary purpose of the story? Is the purpose important or meaningful?
8. How essential is the setting to the story? (Setting is where the story takes place.) Could the story have taken place anywhere else?
9. What is the role of women in the text? What about single/independent women?
10. Would you recommend this story to a friend? Why or why not?

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