Point of view the magi as you know were wise men

Point of View
“ The magi, as you know,
were wise men--
wonderfully wise men--who
brought gifts to the Babe in
the manger. They invented
the art of giving Christmas
presents. Being wise, their
gifts were no doubt wise
ones, possibly bearing the
privilege of exchange in
case of duplication. And
here I have lamely related
to you the uneventful
chronicle of two foolish
children in a flat who most
unwisely sacrificed for each
other the greatest treasures
of their house. But in a last
word to the wise of these
days let it be said that of all
who give gifts these two
The point of view of Gift of
the Magi is in third person
narrative, because the
characters are only speaking
I when they are talking, but
descriptions within the book
are told by the author,
which is O. Henry.

were the wisest. O all who
give and receive gifts, such
as they are wisest.
Everywhere they are wisest.
They are the magi .”
Irony
“Let's put our Christmas
presents away and keep 'em
a while. They're too nice to
use just at present. I sold the
watch to get the money to
buy your combs. And now
suppose you put the chops
on."
The irony within the story is
that the two main characters
spent what they valued most
in order to give their
significant other something
especially special for
Christmas, only to know
that their gifts became
useless. The comb for Della
became useless because she
sold her valued hair to buy a
link for Jim’s valued watch,
which also became useless
because he sold it to buy
Della the comb.