Select the correct answer.
how does the circumstantial struggle in o. henry’s “the gift of the magi” add to the situational irony in the story?
a.
jim and della's lack of money is magnified when they sell their priceless possessions for gifts that turn out to be meaningless.
b.
the love that jim and della have for each other is greater than their lack of money.
c.
jim and della’s poverty is of no consequence because their sacrifices for each other are of more value.
d.
jim and della sell their possessions to show how much they love each other and not because they are poor.

The proposed downtown mall development will cause severe economic harm to our city. i, like everyone else here, am concerned about the troubled economy, and we all know the importance of job creation — especially here - but these concerns shouldn't push us to blindly support supposed "job creators" without first looking at the data. the truth is that when jobs are created in one place, they're usually destroyed somewhere else. studies have shown that for every job created by a mall, at least one job in a local business is lost. as the former owner of two long-standing small businesses in our community, i know all too well the power of these big commercial chains. my fellow citizens, we have watched this evil evolve for decades, and it's time to take a stand. these new chain stores may be able to offer lower prices on some goods, but they also take money out of our community to pay distant executives and shareholders. if we oppose what is the author's point of view?