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In O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi," despite loving her long hair, Della cuts it and sells it. What motivated her to take this step?
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In O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi," despite loving her long hair, Della cuts it and sells it. What motivated her to take this step?

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She did it out of love for her husband. She wanted to buy her husband a gift for his happiness, therefore she put aside her own.
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It was mostly motivated by her love for her husband. She didn't care about her hair as much as her husband.
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