Read this excerpt from “the gift of the magi” and answer the question that follows. it did not exactly beggar description, but it certainly had that word on the lookout for the mendicancy squad. in the vestibule below was a letter-box into which no letter would go, and an electric button from which no mortal finger could coax a ring. also appertaining thereunto was a card bearing the name "mr. james dillingham young." in about one hundred words, describe the setting in the excerpt above. what elements of the setting are the most influential to the story?

In “The gift of the Magi”, the above description has some influential descriptions that help set the tone. In the first sentence, it describes how the people COULD have been given a beggar description, but is allowed to have a certain degree of richness. This is influential in the rest of the story, because even though they barely have enough money for bare necessities, they still want to find a way to buy gifts. Also, the description of “a letter-box into which no letter would go”, meant that they were so poor that almost nobody wanted anything to do with them, as they would be ashamed to have relations with them. The card that has the name shows us one of the leading characters in the story.

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