When Terry's dad is trying to explain Vietnam in the first two paragraphs, what do you think he means when he says you can't know it all, and it's too awful to know only a partIn paragraph three, why do you think Terry seems to regret having his dad talk about VietnamIn paragraph four, Terry's dad seems to acknowledge what Terry is trying to do with their conversation. Do you get the sense the dad has ever tried to talk
about Vietnam before?

the answer is clear boy

theresa is going to be my girl this year, he promised himself as he left the gym full of students in his new fall clothes.

o'henry used irony in "the gift of the magi". this tool was essential to developing the story's theme by showing that the couple bought gifts for each other that they could not actually use at the moment. in addition, the author used this fact to show that people of the society should treasure the things they've received from others, because you may never know if they sacrificed their most treasured possession to aquire the gift.