In "The Gift of the Magi," the gifts that the characters give each other are ironic because __________.
A the gifts are expensive and the characters should not have purchased them
B it seems that each character is trying to buy a better gift than the other character
C the characters were unable to buy what they really wanted their spouses to have, so the gifts they gave are the second choice gifts
D the gifts are meant to be used with the other person’s most prized possession, which they sold in order to buy for each other
