In "The Gift of the Magi," what is the irony in O. Henry's description of Madame Sofronie, the

hair dealer?

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Lisa Huynh

3 November, 13:20

In "The Gift of the Magi," what is the irony in O. Henry's description of Madame Sofronie, the

hair dealer?

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Beckett Lam · Answer 1

Henry wrote of Sofronie, describing her that she is "Madame, large, too white, chilly".

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It is an irony due to the fact henry meant to say that this woman was using a false name to make herself sound foreign, aristocratic, and exotic.

In "The Gift of the Magi," what is the irony in O. Henry's description of Madame Sofronie, thehair dealer?

In "The Gift of the Magi," what is the irony in O. Henry's description of Madame Sofronie, the

hair dealer?