Life is full of all kinds of coincidences, but to make readers feel that the story is true and credible, we can't just rely on accidents. Coincidence must be a reasonable part of the story unfolding process, and readers should be mentally prepared through predictions.
2. The details are rich. For example, at the beginning of the novel, the author repeatedly tells about the "one piece of 87 cents" of the Della; Then use details such as rent, mailbox, bells and business cards to highlight the poverty of the Della couple. Then she wrote that Della was sad because she had no money to buy a gift for her husband.
3. Tell it like a story.
In this novel, the author, like a storyteller, often participates in narration and directly guides readers. For example, "let's look at the home of the hostess while her sadness gradually drops from the first level to the second level!"
4. Humorous language. The author makes full use of rhetorical devices such as exaggeration and metaphor to create a dramatic atmosphere. For example, "a supernatural feeling arises spontaneously, thinking that life is composed of sobs, sniffles and smiles, in which sniffles dominate", showing a bitter and bitter black humor.
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Brief introduction of the content of Maggie's Gift;
The Gift of Maggie tells a story about Christmas in a small family of the lower class. Jim, the hero, is a small clerk whose salary is only enough to make ends meet, and Della, the heroine, is a virtuous and kind housewife. Their lives are poor, but Jim and Della both have a very precious treasure.
Jim has a gold watch and Della has beautiful waterfall hair. In order to give gifts to each other at Christmas, Jim sold his gold watch and bought a set of pure tortoise shells with jewels on the edge for Della. Della sold her long hair and bought Jim a platinum watch chain. They all gave up their most precious things for each other, and the gifts they got became useless.
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