Short Story Essay

All people have something that is valuable to them. These items of value can be possessions of land and jewelry, or even feelings that are cherished towards someone or something. Sometimes however, an individual must give up what they value most to attain something more important. For instance, in many works of literature a character often sacrifices something of value in order to achieve something of greater value. Specifically in the short stories, The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry and The Interlopers by Saki, two characters, Ulrich von Gradwitz and Della, sacrifice something of value and…