In “the gift of the magi,” by o. henry, why does jim react the way he does to della’s short haircut?

a. he is just shocked by how different she looks.

b. he realizes the gift he bought her is useless now

c. he is upset because he told her not to cut her hair short.

d. he is confused as to why she would cut her hair.

B. He realizes the gift he bought her is useless now.

Explanation:

In "The Gift of the Magi," we learn that Della cut her hair short in order to get a present for Jim. However, Jim's gift was dependant on Della's long hair. When he realizes that she has cut her hair, Jim is shocked. However, the shock is not only because of how different she looks, but also because he realizes that the gift is useless now.

a is is the correct answer

english novelist and poet, the eldest of the three brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels became classics of english literature.

she enlisted in school at roe head in january 1831, aged 14 years. she left the year after to teach her sisters, emily and anne, at home, returning in 1835 as a governess. in 1839 she undertook the role as governess for the sidgwick family, but left after a few months to return to haworth where the sisters opened a school, but failed to attract pupils. instead they turned to writing and they each first published in 1846 under the pseudonyms of currer, ellis and acton bell. her first novel the professor was rejected by publishers, her second novel jane eyre was published in 1847. the sisters admitted to their bell pseudonyms in 1848, and by the following year were celebrated in london literary circles.

brontë experienced the early deaths of all her siblings. she became pregnant shortly after her marriage in june 1854 but died on 31 march 1855, almost certainly from hyperemesis gravidarum, a complication of pregnancy which causes excessive nausea and vomiting.

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