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A 3 page paper that consists of 2 parts. The first section is a 2 page essay that compares and contrasts 2 short stories. The writer argues that "The Gift of the Magi" by William Sydney Porter, who is better known by his pen name of "O. Henry" and "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" by Ernest Hemingway are two short stories that each deal with themes of spirituality, love and what makes life truly worth living. The second part of the paper is a 1 page hypothetical letter from the protagonist of Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" to the people of her small Southern town. No additional sources cited.
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name of "O. Henry" and "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" by Ernest Hemingway are two short stories that each deal with themes that spirituality, love and what makes life truly worth
living. Each story is notable for vivid characterization and for exemplifying each authors particular style; however, the most salient feature of these stories, in comparison to each other, is the
fact that they portray stories that diametrically opposed in tone. While O. Henrys story offers an uplifting, spiritually-oriented theme that leaves his characters feeling enriched and fulfilled, there is a
feeling of desolation and loneliness to spiritual desert in which the lonely old men of Hemingways story exist. The protagonists of O. Henrys story, Della and James, are a
young newly-married couple who are deeply in love and devoted to each other. O. Henrys carefully describes their home and the reason for Dellas current sadness, which establishes the couple
as poor, but not destitute, just prior to Christmas Day. Similarly, Hemingway uses carefully selected details to establish the setting of a small caf?, which is peopled by an elderly
customer and two waiters, one younger and one older. It is indicative of Hemingways thematic intentions that he leaves his characters unnamed. While the younger man is married, the older
waiter, like the old man who is their customer, has no connections in the world. While Della and James have love and a deep intimate connection, the older waiter
and the old customer have nothing, but a "clean and pleasant caf?," in which the light is good and they keep the world of darkness at bay (Hemingway 299). Della
and James both give up their dearest possession to buy the other a Christmas present. Ironically, Della sells her hair to buy James a watch fob and James sells his
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