Which sentence in this excerpt from a literary analysis essay is most likely the thesis statement? o. henry's short story "the gift of magi" is about a couple who are deeply in love. della and jim are poor, but they each want to buy the other a special christmas present. because they have no money, they sell their own prized possessions to be able to afford presents for each other. o. henry uses his short story "the gift of magi" to show that poverty cannot affect true love. despite having no luxuries, della and jim are willing to make sacrifices for each other because their love is true.