The selfish giant in Oscar Wilde's story of the same name, eventually longs for

The correct answer is 'love'.

Key Points

• The Selfish Giant is a short story about 'Oscar Wilde'. 
• The message of the story is co-existence and spreading love. It is a story of a young boy who was a messenger of God and a selfish giant.
• The giant would not allow the children to play in his garden. Thus, there was always winter in his garden.
• Seeing the young boy, the giant realized that he was being selfish.
• Thus, he allowed the children to play in his garden. 
• Therefore, as per the points mentioned above, we find that the correct answer is Option 2.
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Correct Answer is Option 2.