Thursday, December 24, 2015

How does Jim react when he sees Della's gift? Why does he react in that way?

Jim reacts in complete disbelief and almost in a laughing manner. The poor guy has just come home to find his wife has cut off all her hair, and he's probably thinking something like, "I just sold my watch to get her those combs...sigh!" Then he finds out why she cut her hair - to buy him the watch chain for a watch that has been sold!

He realizes that there's no point in being upset about the turn of events, and he also realizes that he is a very lucky man to have such a loving wife.  He realizes that they are truly rich, despite their poverty.

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