Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Flensburg (Institut f r Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: American Short Fiction, language: English, abstract: "The Gift of the Magi" is one of O. Henry's most famous short stories. In this paper I will have a closer look at the short story "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. I will start by analyzing the major themes...