story of Mathilde Loisel and “The Necklace”. As described in our text‚ “the theme in a story is a representation of the idea behind the story.” (Clungston‚ 2010) The theme of “The Necklace” in my opinion is appearances can be deceiving. Mathilde looked down on her life with M. Loisel and always wanted for more. She thought of herself as living in poverty when in fact she was middle class. M. Loisel provided a comfortable living for her but she always felt like she deserved more. Mathilde longed
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Mathilde’s Comeuppance You can’t have your cake and eat it too‚ but that is exactly what Mathilde expects. She is a lower-class woman who dreams of an upper-class lifestyle. She felt that she was worthy of “… all the niceties and luxuries…” that were apart of the lifestyle of the rich‚ but her world consisted of “…shabbiness… dinginess… worn-out appearance[s]… ugliness…” of those who are not as privileged. Mathilde dreamed of the better life she felt she had been deprived of due to a fluke in her birth
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“The Necklace” Reflect Upon Theme Throughout life‚ hardships and misfortunes can lead to one’s self – improvement. Guy de Maupassant’s story “The Necklace” presents many symbols which illustrate the works major idea of greed. The protagonist‚ Mathilde Loisel is the wife of an insignificant clerk‚ who is unhappy with her life because of her social economic status. She dreams of wealth and is increasingly frustrated because of her desire to always want more. The most important symbol within the story
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Maupassant ’s short story "The Necklace." Its protagonist‚ Mathilde Loisel‚ longing for a lavish lifestyle rather than her middle class way of life‚ falls under the spell of an priceless diamond. Dealing with her fate‚ some of Mathilde ’s strong character traits soon become apparent. Examining these attributes‚ we discover that Mathilde Loisel definitely has a negative personality. The first of many character traits of Mathilde Loisel that Maupassant makes evident in the "The Necklace" is
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Necklace”‚ Guy de Maupassant presents the reader with a story about how coveting and selfishness can cloud an individual’s judgment‚ prompting them to act irrationally‚ and ultimately leading them to their own downfall. The story’s protagonist‚ Mathilde Loisel‚ is a young and beautiful woman
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loving one another‚ they gave up and sacrificed for each other. This is similar to The Necklace in such that Mathilde’s husband‚ M. Loisel‚ cares very much for Mathilde and has proven this. He proves his love time and time again through buying Mathilde whatever she gripes for. This action gets him nothing and it actually puts him into serious debt. When in debt Mathilde sacrifices and works herself hard
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Mme. Loisel made a bad choice when she chose to not tell Mme. Forester that she had lost her necklace. This choice abruptly changed her lifestyle for the worse. Had Mme. Loisel went to Mme. Forester and told her the truth‚ she would have known that the necklace she lost was in fact a replica. Instead she and her husband began working to pay back the new real replacement they bought. Sadly‚ “...this life lasted ten years” (Maupassant 6). Essentially‚ Mme. Loisel and her husband‚ M. Loisel‚ wiped
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It is in this work of literature that Maupassant clinched my admiration‚ how he brings to life a situation in France‚ during his time to connect with us at present. A lot of people are likened to Mr. And Mrs. Loisel whose lives became miserable because of their own doings. Mathilde Loisel portrays a woman whose innate outward beauty was unnoticed because she was born to a family of clerks. It was no way at that time that one will be recognized if you are not born to an affluent family. Such discontentment
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succeeded in their search. Nature plays a major role in both of these women’s lives. Both struggle to find their independence and the endings of their stories are both triumphant‚ tragic and ironic. Both Matilda Loisel and Mrs. Mallard feel like they have been cheated by life. Mathilde suffers from her lifestyle of being middle-class. She has been cheated by life from all of the wonderful things it has to offer. "She had no dresses‚ no jewels‚ nothing. And she loved nothing but that; she felt made
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Miserable Mathilde At the beginning of the story‚ essentially nothing happens. The narrator’s interested in telling us about Mathilde (even though we don’t yet know her name). We learn about her back-story‚ her character‚ and her unhappiness with her mediocre life. This represents a classic initial situation. Conflict It’s a party and I’ll cry if I want to… The action proper begins when M. Loisel (Mathilde’s husband) comes home with the invitation to the fabulous ball and Mathilde reacts by having
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