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    Diamond Necklace

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    “The Diamond Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant is a story that tells of a woman named Mathilde Loisel and her dissatisfaction of being poor. She was not born to riches or to a high status family so she allowed herself to be married into a man of the working class. Her husband was a little clerk of the Ministry of Public Instruction. Mathilde felt that had she been born into a higher status family she would enjoy the delicacies and luxuries of a rich family. She suffered ceaselessly because she

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    In the story “A Ghost Story” by Mark Twain‚ it tells the saddening story of someone who is not accepted trying to be himself again. At first‚ the story uses literary elements in order to set up fear and anxiety for the character in question. Then‚ the main character‚ who remains nameless throughout the story‚ tries to settle down the monster‚ and successfully does so and starts talking to him. He tells him that he is the ghost of the Cardiff Giant‚ and he was trying to haunt the museum across the

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    Compare and Contrast how the Main Characters and their Relationships are Portrayed in "Veronica" and "The Necklace". There are many similarities and differences between "Veronica" and "The Necklace" for instance they share some of their key themes. In "Veronica" a key theme is the extreme contrast between city life and village life this is displayed when Okeke says "Either I had forgotten about the squalor of a village life‚ or it had worsened in my absence"‚ this shows the difference between the

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    Slaughterhouse-Five 1993. "The true test of comedy is that it shall awaken thoughtful laughter." Choose a novel‚ play‚ or long poem in which a scene or character awakens "thoughtful laughter" in the reader. Write an essay in which you show why this laughter is "thoughtful" and how it contributes to the meaning of the work. English author George Meredith wrote‚ “The true test of comedy is that it shall awaken thoughtful laughter.” Slaughterhouse-Five would have been quite the comedy in Meredith’s

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    “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant “The Necklace” is the story of a middle class couple‚ the Loisels‚ who acquire an invitation to a ball. Concerned only with her appearance‚ Mathilde buys a new dress‚ borrows jewelry from a friend and has her ideal night at the ball. When the diamond necklace is lost on the way home‚ a much too expensive yet identical replacement is found for 36‚000 francs. The loss is concealed from the friend‚ and their comfortable middle class life is traded for a poorer one

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    LIFE AND WORKS IN LONDON‚ 1888-89 “I am dedicating myself night and day to certain studies ... about our country‚ its history‚ its administration ;... the very rich collection of the British Museum‚ a collection which cannot be found anywhere else is serving my purpose. For this reason. I will stay here for a long time.’’ -Jose Rizal After his travels in the United States‚ Rizal lived in London from May‚ 1888 to March ‚ 1889. He chose this English City to be his new home for three

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    How does guy de Maupassant present the character Mathilde in ‘The Necklace’? Guy de Maupassant was a French writer in the 19th century; he is considered as one of the fathers of the short story‚ The Necklace is a short story about a woman called Madame Matilde loisel and her husband Charles. Mathilde appears to be an unpleasant‚ middle class woman who believes she was made for a rich life. Madame Matilde Loisel is lucky enough to obtain invitations to the Ministry of the Public Instruction party;

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    In “New Directions”‚ “The Necklace”‚ and “Fragile Self- Worth” it is shown how dissatisfaction can be unhealthy when you make materialism a major part of your lifestyle. In the necklace the main character‚ Mathilde a young lady living in a french society envies the higher class. Being that she is a beautiful woman‚ she feels that she is deserving of more luxury and desires to be pampered. With there being a fancy event occurring‚ she felt the need of wearing something that would help her be admired

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    Have you ever read a story or stories that have literary elements? Well‚ all stories have literary elements‚ but today I’m going to compare‚ and contrast three stories “Liberty”‚ “Sniper”‚ and “Harrison Bergeron” along with three elements conflict‚ setting‚ and character. Conflict is the first literary element I will talk about with these stories. Each story had a conflict that was like each other. In “Liberty” the narrator and her family needed to escape from the island to the USA without being

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    A story is not complete without a setting‚ mood‚ theme‚ conflict‚ or a plot. These literary elements also have a big impact on life. After a reader is don’t reading a story‚ they could be influenced by the story and see life a lot differently. Many stories literary elements are similar to others‚ while some are completely different. Theme is what makes a story come to life and what influences your thoughts and actions. The themes of Ambush‚ The Sniper‚ and Harrison Bergeron will makes you have

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