"The Gift of the Magi" Irony

In "The Gift of the Magi," O. Henry uses irony to make the story realistic. For example, Jim sold his watch to buy Della combs. This shows that this is ironic becuase Della sold her hair so she could get Jim a silver watch chain. This is realistic because in real life people sometimes do things for others but doesn't always work out the way they want it to.  In addition, Della sold her hair so she could buy Jim a silver watch chain. This shows that this is ironic because Jim sold his watch so he could get her combs. This also shows irony because now Jim and Della dont know what to do with each others presents. In conclusion, not everything people plan goes the way they want it to go.