This document provides an introduction and summary of the O. Henry short story "The Gift of the Magi". It outlines the plot, characters - Mr. Harvey Maxwell, his stenographer Miss Leslie, and Mr. Pitcher - and themes of romance, love, and a broker's forgetful nature. It summarizes the story as Mr. Maxwell forgets that he married Miss Leslie the previous evening due to being overly absorbed in his work. The document analyzes that the moral is not to be so busy that you neglect your loved ones.

1.  Branch- Electronics & Communication.
 Semester-1
 Enrollment Numbers:
 140210111062: Nikunj Kukadiya
 140210111063: Antal Kureshi
 140210111064: Farhana Kureshi
 140210111065: Anjali Lakhani

2. By-O’ Henry

3. About Author- O’Henry
 O’Henry was a famous american short-story
writer. In his stories, he talked about the life of
ordinary people specifically of Newyork city.
 O’henry ‘s original name was william sidney porter.
 His passion of writing short stories started when
he was in Ohio prison for three years.
 Humour and surprise ending as well as irony mark
his stories. He was a lover of classic litrature.
 His most popular works include THE LAST LEAF
and THE GIFT OF THE MAGI.

4. Characters of story…
 Mr. Harvey maxwell: A Broker in NewYork Stock
Exchange.
 Miss Leslie: Stenographer to Mr. Maxwell.
 Mr pitcher: Personal Clerk of Mr.Maxwell.

5. Introduction to story…
 An extremely well knit story by O’Henry, it
reflects romance, love, and forgetful nature of a
broker.
 There are three characters in story- Mr.Harvey
Maxwell, his stenographer Leslie, and Mr.Pitcher,
the confidential clerk.

7.  The story commences with the entry of Miss
Lislie in the office. Mr.Pitcher could sense
something different in the day but Mr.Maxwell
seems to be acting normal and as usual got
absorbed in office tasks.
 Miss Lislie is described as simple, yet elegant and
beautiful. She enquired from Mr.Pitcher if
Mr.Maxwell wanted him to look stenographs to
which Pitcher agreed.Lislie said she would
continue to work till the replacement happens.

8.  A new girl walked in pompously in the office and
surprised Mr.Maxwell as he could not recall, when
he had asked for such replacement. He ordered
Mr. Pitcher not to replace Miss Lislie with enyone.
Mr. Pitcher was unable to comprehend what was
happening.

9.  After the busy day, when the work pressure
mitigated, Mr. Maxwell caught the fregrance of Miss
Lislie.
 He approched her and in front of all the office staff
admitted that he loved her a lot and wanted to marry
her.
 Miss Lislie could not control her tears and pitied that
Maxwell was so over worked that he had forgotten
that they tied the knot the privious evening.
 Miss Lislie told Mr.Maxwell that he had married with
her the day before.

10. End of Story…
 The end of the story is interesting because it
reflects the extreme case of forgetfulness of
Mr. Maxwell.

11. We get that….
Don’t be busy in
your work that
you can’t give
your golden time
to your love….

12. * Thank you…