The Gift Of The Magi Essay In the story The Gift of the Magi the main character Della cuts her hair which is her prized possession to buy a fab chain for her husband Jims pocket watch Yet Jim sells his watch to buy Della a set of combs for her hair In this story the main literary element is theme which is impacted by character conflict irony setting point of view tone and mood The theme in this story is love is a better gift than any item The setting of the story impacts the theme because Della