The plot is: the husband and wife sold their most precious things and bought what they thought was the most valuable to each other, but it turned out to be the most useless thing to each other, which looked "stupid" on the surface. Finally, the author stood up and said that it was just "the smartest". As can be seen from here, there are two kinds of human values. One is useful and very affordable. If my husband's watch can't be sold, the watch chain is of course valuable, and the value lies in practicality, which is called practical value in aesthetic theory. However, the question raised by the novel is, since the bracelet has no practical value, is it worthless?
The novel emphasizes that what has no practical value has another value, that is, emotional value, which is higher than practical value. This novel shows us that the value of emotion is beyond actual utility. Useless things can be carriers of emotions. The value of emotion is called aesthetic value in aesthetics. Aesthetic value is not practical, but it is precisely because it transcends practical value that it is more intense and free. We have read Jason's The Shepherd, The Shepherd, The Shepherd, The Shepherd, The Shepherd, The Shepherd, The Shepherd, The Shepherd's Sheep. Thus, the transcendence and freedom of emotional value are directly proportional to artistic appeal. In "Picking Ears of Wheat", the little girl wants to marry the old man who sells sugar, which obviously has no practical value. It can be said that the practical value is equal to zero, but the old man who sells sugar still loves the little girl very much. In this value contrast, it is more obvious that emotion transcends the freedom of material desire and shows people's beautiful true feelings. The author of "The Gift of the Magi" is an American, and also belongs to the shepherd who digs the shepherd, the shepherd, the shepherd, the shepherd, the shepherd, the shepherd, the shepherd, the shepherd, the shepherd and the shepherd.
Yes Digging shepherd's purse is a lyrical prose, and The Gift of Maggie also has a lyrical side. The similarity between the two is to express emotions through narration.
It is worth mentioning that the writing background of "The Gift of the Magi" is/kloc-the rapid development of monopoly capital forces in the United States in the early 9 th century. Capitalists cruelly squeezed workers, which led to the widening gap between the rich and the poor, and the writer's wife died under this background. This period is the mature period of writers' creation, but harsh magazine publishers restrict the theme of their works from exceeding the scope of entertainment life to prevent writers from violating the norms of "American lifestyle". O Henry's creative freedom and poor life, coupled with the misfortune of his second marriage, reminded him of his ex-wife estes who had been taking care of him in all aspects. However, nostalgia can only turn her into Della-style spiritual sustenance. This can also be seen in many of O Henry's works, such as Sacrifice of Love and Fly in the ointment, which reflect the sincere feelings and firm love of young men and women. In fact, it is a true portrayal of Potter's love life, especially his persistent pursuit of his beloved wife estes's love ideal, but it is not as subtle and profound as the masterpiece The Gift of the Magi.
This writer has been living in poverty since she married estes in July 1887, and often relies on the relief of her father-in-law's family. He lived for a long time, and it was also "1.87 yuan", the reality of making sacrifices for love. It can be said that they are the gift of the Magi and the life prototype of the sacrifice of love, and Della and Delia are the embodiment of estes. She is as thin, flexible and beautiful as Della, and as willing to sacrifice everything for her husband's art and love as Delia-O Henry seems to let his wife play the role of protagonist and sister in the novel [1-6]. Even in the details of the novel, Della "has a habit of silently praying for the simplest things in daily life"—
This is a psychological habit in estes's character. She often prays to God for her O-Henry. In Europe and Henry's Rolling Stone, his wife is his most loyal and effective assistant. In order to cultivate her husband's literary career, she suffered a heavy burden of life in the struggle of poverty and was sickly. Their love, like Della and Jim, Delia and Joe, is pure, persistent and even holy [13, 16, 18].
Seeing their true feelings makes me very disappointed in our present society. Even if I look for it with my eyes wide open, it is hard to see such true feelings again.
Nowadays, the first thing people look at when looking for a partner is material conditions: do they have a car or a house? Besides, I hope his parents are dead! However, after marriage, because life was not rich, I complained all over the sky. After three days of small quarrels and five days of big quarrels, I divorced directly. Also, when my career was successful, my husband abandoned his bad wife, who cheated for material enjoyment. Even many young college students are sophisticated and willing to be mistresses and mistresses of men who are enough to be their fathers. Material is important, but don't sacrifice the most important truth in life for material enjoyment. Isn't it a wonderful thing to work hard with your lover to get through the hard times and then enjoy the fruits of your labor with satisfaction?