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    A COMPARISON OF THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME WITH THE LOTTERY ____________ A Research Paper Submitted to ____________ In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for ENGL 102-D23 LUO ____________ By The Most Dangerous Game‚ by Richard Connell and The Lottery‚ by Shirley Jackson portray the common theme that people remain indifferent to cruelty until they are the recipients of it. Both stories show that when the darker side of human nature centers on itself‚ evil

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    My two books for this comparison essay are “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. “The Lottery” is about the towns people drawing out slips of paper and seeing who gets the slip of paper with the black pencil dot; whereas The Hunger Games is about Katniss taking her sister’s place when she she’s called into the Hunger Games and trying to survive in the arena with Peeta in the Hunger Games. This book ends with Katniss and Peeta winning the Hunger Games and the two

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    In the story “The Necklace”‚ the main character Mathilde is a middle class woman who believes that money‚ material things and beauty will bring happiness to ones life. But one necklace and a night to remember leaves Mathilde to live the life of a very unhappy woman. Mathilde shows to be a woman who is very naïve because of her out looks on the way she believed life should be for a woman of her decent. Mathidle felt as if she should have been born into all the finer things in life and because she

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    “The Necklace “ written by Guy De Maupassant we read of a couple who was invited to a ball‚ but due to the magnitude of the event Mme Loisel desired to have the finest apparel‚ and portrayed the lifestyle of a rich clerk. While Mme Loisel prepared for the event her husband purchased a new dress and borrowed necklace from her neighbor. In the meantime‚ due to her dishonesty she lost the necklace‚ and spent the next ten years of her life working to pay off the value of the borrowed necklace‚ in reality

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    Instructors Name English 102 October 31‚ 2013 Guy de Maupassant: The Necklace This short story is centered on Mathilde Loisel‚ a charming and beautiful young woman who was born in a less fortunate economic status. She met a young man from the Ministry of Education who would provide her with a very modest lifestyle. She was very dedicated to the concept of marriage‚ but often fantasizes of a grand elaborate dinners served on fine china and eating in the company of well to do friends. Grand thoughts

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    In Guy de Maupassant’s‚ "The Necklace"‚ Madame Loisel’s ungrateful‚ materialistic‚ and jealous behavior completely shapes her entire life. Her admiration of the glitz and glam of the rich led to her greatest downfall. Because of her desires she is unable to appreciate the life she had and unable to live the full life of a woman which she had always desired Throughout the entire story Madame Loisel’s ungrateful behavior is well displayed. During dinner‚ while her husband was well appreciative

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    "The Necklace" by Guy De Maupassant tells of Mathilde Loisel who "by error of destiny" was born poor and winds up marrying a clerk. Mr. Loisel surprises Mathilde with an opportunity to taste the luxurious life for an evening and she unexpectedly bursts into tears because she has nothing to wear. Mr. Loisel agrees to buy her a gown and suggests that she borrow jewelry from her wealthy friend. The evening turns out to be a dream come true until the Loisels arrive home to find that the borrowed necklace

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    The author of “The Necklace”‚ Guy de Maupassant‚ uses the multiple definitions of setting to enhance the story in many ways. One of these ways is the definition that setting includes the occupations and daily manners of living of the character. By stressing the protagonist‚ Madame Loisel’s‚ personality‚ attributes‚ and actions by using the financial and occupational setting of the character to describe her‚ as well as by developing her character‚ this form of setting is shown. Due to her lower-middle-class

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    "The Necklace" is a short story by Guy de Maupassant that places its focus on a beautiful young woman named Mathilde and a diamond necklace. Mathilde is the main character with whom we get to know the most. She is a woman who yearns to be wealthy and envied‚ desiring everything glamorous. Her and her husband are far from poor‚ having a maid and other nonessential items‚ but she still isn’t satisfied with their apartment and lifestyle. Mathilde’s husband is the opposite and is more content

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    The Necklace: Analysis "She suffered endlessly‚ feeling herself born for every delicacy and luxury." This is a description of the woman who is the main character of the "Necklace" by Guy De Maupassant. The story takes place in 19th century France with a woman named Madame Loisel and her husband who is a minor clerk in the Ministry of Education. She lives a simple life as a working class woman who is always dreaming of a life of luxury. One night her dream comes true as she attends a banquet

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