She is upset because she cannot buy a good gift for Jim She wants to give him something fine and rare She loves Jim with all her heart Her emotions guide her They show her simple and gentle nature nbsp Beautiful and Proud of Her Hair Della has one precious possession It is her long brown hair The narrator describes her hair in a very lovely way He writes that it was nbsp Shining like a cascade of brown waters nbsp This line shows the beauty of her hair It falls below her knee It is like a soft garment Jim loves her hair Della also loves it It gives her pride and confidence The narrator says that if the Queen of Sheba lived next door Della would let her hair hang from the window just to show it This shows how special her hair is It is her beauty It is her honor It is the thing that makes her look bright and graceful Brave and Self-Sacrificing Della is not just soft and emotional She is also very brave She does something bold When she understands she cannot buy a gift with only one dollar and eighty-seven cents she makes a hard choice She goes to Madame Sofronie s shop Della asks nbsp Will you buy my hair nbsp Madame Sofronie says she buys hair She tells the rate of her hair Twenty dollars Della sells her hair It hurts her But she does it for Jim With the money she buys a platinum chain nbsp The narrator says about the chain that nbsp It was even worthy of The Watch Her hair was her pride Still she gives it up with courage This shows her deep sacrifice Her bravery makes the story powerful Caring and Devoted as a Wife Della always thinks about Jim She thinks about his needs She thinks about his feelings After cutting her hair she becomes afraid She worries about Jim s reaction She looks at the mirror again and again She whispers softly nbsp Please God make him think I am still pretty nbsp She prepares dinner She waits for Jim at the door When Jim enters she moves close to him and says kindly Say Merry Christmas Jim Her words show care Her actions show devotion She wants to make him happy She thinks of Jim more than herself This makes her a loving wife Represents True Love Della shows the real meaning of love True love means sacrifice True love means thinking of the other person first Della sells her hair for Jim Jim sells his watch for Della Their gifts cannot be used But their love becomes stronger At the end the writer says nbsp Everywhere they are wisest They are the magi nbsp This line shows that Della and Jim are wise Their gifts come from love not from money Della s heart shows true love through every action Della is soft-hearted She is beautiful She is brave She is caring She is full of true love Her love makes the story shine Her sacrifice makes her one of the wisest gift givers Della is a symbol of pure and selfless love