![]() ![]() ![]() It also examines the outcomes and underlying suggestions. It illustrates how different prices are paid as a result of the main characters' sacrifices. Focused on the undertones and outcomes of sacrifices made in each story, section two brings to light the differences as regards the nature of the sacrifices therein. Section one discusses the similarities amongst the stories the authors' focus on irony, and the incentives for giving up one's most valuable possessions in life. Besides an introduction and conclusion, the paper falls into two sections. Henry, The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde and A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. ![]() They are two short stories and a play namely, The Gift of the Magi by O. This paper tackles three stories by three eminent writers. Wilde exposes through the behaviours of both the Student and the Professor’s Daughter the moral decay of the Victorian society, where material objects gather prominence, undermining the ethical and moral foundations of human relationships. Thrown on to the road by the frustrated Student, the red rose gets crushed under a cart wheel, manifesting the indifference of the humans. She rejects the red rose along with the Student. The red rose equips the Student to go ahead with his plan but the Professor’s Daughter, overjoyed by the jewels she has received from the Chamberlain’s nephew, changes not only her ball dress but also her dance partner. Finally, she succeeds, but dies on the spot, as the rose blooms, absorbing her heart’s flesh. Having assessed the decisiveness of a red rose for the attainment of the Student’s dream, the Nightingale embarks on a project to produce one for him, at the expense of her own life. The Nightingale in Oscar Wild’s very romantic short story overhears the lamentation of the Student, who is in turmoil without knowing how he, in that wintry weather, provides a red rose for his dream sweetheart, his Professor’s Daughter, who has demanded him to get one for her to match the colour of her ball dress, promising to dance with him if the latter manages.
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