show their poor life But poverty cannot stop their love Della counts her money again and again Della counts that she has nbsp One dollar and eighty-seven cents nbsp She is sad because she wants to buy Jim a gift Jim earns twenty dollars a week Yet he thinks of Della first Their life is hard But their love is big Their simple life becomes beautiful because of their love Della s Love for Jim is Shown Through Sacrifice Della s first thought is of Jim She wants to buy for him something fine and rare But she has very little money She looks at her long hair It is her proud treasure The narrator says her hair was nbsp Shining like a cascade of brown waters nbsp She loves it Jim loves it Still she decides to sell it She goes to Madame Sofronie She asks nbsp Will you buy my hair nbsp She gets twenty dollars She buys a platinum chain for Jim The narrator says about the chain that nbsp It was even worthy of The Watch This sacrifice shows her deep love She gives her best to Jim Her love is selfless Jim s love for Della is Shown Through Sacrifice Jim has only one treasure It is his gold watch It belonged to his father and grandfather It is full of memory and pride Yet he sells it to buy a set of combs for Della These are the combs she loved in a Broadway window The narrator describes the combs in such a way nbsp Beautiful combs pure tortoise shell with jewelled rims nbsp They are beautiful and costly Jim gives them to Della His love is pure He gives Della a gift she has dreamed of He does not think of himself He thinks of Della first His love shines through his sacrifice Their Gifts Show Pure Love not Money When they give their gifts to each other the irony appears Della has no long hair for the combs Jim has no watch for the chain But this does not hurt them They understand each other s hearts Their gifts cannot be used But their love becomes stronger The gifts show that true love is not measured by money True love is measured by care and sacrifice Their actions show the real meaning of Christmas giving nbsp Della and Jim Represent the Highest Form of Love The writer ends the story with a famous line He says nbsp Everywhere they are wisest They are the magi nbsp The Magi were the wise men who brought gifts for baby Jesus They knew the real meaning of giving O Henry says Della and Jim are just like them Their gifts are wise Their love is wise They teach us that love is not about things Love is about the heart Love is about sacrifice Love is about thinking of the other person first Della and Jim show this pure love in every action They are the true lovers of history The Gift of the Magi is a perfect love story It shows love through sacrifice It shows love through simple actions It shows love through pure hearts Della and Jim give up their most precious things for each other Their love becomes brighter than any gift Their love makes them the real Magi Their love makes the story timeless