What does the term pier glass mean as it is used in paragraph 7?

A pier glass, otherwise known as a trumeau mirror is used in decorating a room. You may often find it being in the same shape as the rooms windows. Pier glass can also be described as a mirror which is placed on a rooms pier. The pier being a wall between two windows that is supporting an upper structure.

Keeping this in consideration, what does the term pier glass mean as it is used in paragraph 7 in The Gift of the Magi?

The pierglass in The Gift Of The Magi refers to the thin and long mirror that was designed to fit between two windows. Della reaches an epiphany of what to get her husband for Christmas when she looks at the mirror and notices her long hair.

Furthermore, what is the purpose of paragraph 5s discussion of the name Dillingham? It acts as a symbol of their decreasing wealth. It shows that they do not like their last name. It shows that last names are not important.

Also to know is, what is special about the pier glass?

The pierglass symbolizes Della’s delight in her hair, which she decides to give up out of love for her husband. Della and Jim are very poor. Della is upset because she can’t raise enough money to buy her husband a present. She looks at herself in the pierglass often, we are told.

How are Jim and Della similar to the Magi?

Jim and Della are considered the Magi because they gave each other the ultimate gift. Della sold her most prized possession–her hair–to buy Jim a platinum chain for his watch. Jim and Della are considered the Magi because they sacrificed their most prized possessions one for the other.

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