"The Gift of the Magi" from The Four Million
by O. Henry (excerpt)
(1) One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and
vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas.
How is the representation of a woman considering her reflection different in the painting than in the story?
○ A.
The painting shows a woman regarding her reflection without worry, while the passage depict
a solution to a problem.
OB. The painting shows a woman appreciating her hair, while the passage emphasizes a woman
C. The painting emphasizes an emotional struggle within the women while the passage characterizes the women as confident.
D.the painting emphasizes the women’s movements while the passage focuses on the women’s thoughts ?