Irony in The Gift of the Magi
TS: Its ironic that the couple gave up something special for gifts and ended up not being able to use either gift.
CD: For instance, Jim bought the combs with the money from the watch and Della bought the fob with the money from her hair.
CM: Giving up the possessions that they took pride in shows great love for one another.
CM: Jim is a good husband for not being mad at Della for cutting her hair.
CS: The couple proved their love for each other during this Christmas because they overcame this irony.
on October 16th, 2011 at 2:16 PM
Brittney, this paragraph starts strong, but the 4th sentence is actually a TS – it needs to be proven. This is likely why you end up in a different opinion by the CS – was it suffering they encountered, or did they learn more about how much they love each other? Was the irony a good or bad thing?