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Despite of this, their love to each ot her and the enthusiasm for life didn' t changed at all. When Christmas day was approaching , with only $1.87 in hand, and desperate to find a gift for Jim, Della sold her beautiful hair which she treasured very much for $20 and eventually finds a platium pocket watch fob chain for Jim's watch.
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As we know, During this period, the United States was experiencing a severe economic crisis. So the novel also depicted the tragic life of the working people, exposed the brutal nature of the bourgeois monopoly indirectly, accused the persecution of the people by rulers ,reflected the people's dissatisfaction with the rule of the bourgeoisie;
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But Jim had already sold that wa tch to buy a combs to Della for wearing in her long hair, not know ing she had cut it off. Although Jim and Della are now left with gifts that neither one can use, they realized how far they are willing to go to show their love for each other, and how priceless their love really is.
