events‚ the author wants to show us that denying the reality of one’s situation can only lead to trouble. Maupassant shows us how appearances can be deceiving through characterization and symbol. The author begins the story by describing Mathilde Loisel as a very envious woman who always dreams of a life that she cannot have. She is a very charming and beautiful woman who thinks that she must have been born into the wrong life‚ since she has no way
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nor class in the late 1800s in France. Their beauty and charm is their only way to be a part of the higher society. Madame Loisel in this story was born with no status and her birth was an “error of fate”. Her wants were never fulfilled and she was never satisfied‚ this reflects the lack of gender equality and women’s social status during the 19th centuries in France. Madame Loisel lives in her own fantasy‚ where she believes that her beauty and charm are worth more. During the party‚ her appearance
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with themes of wealth‚ and status‚ all issues Maupassant would have dealt with. The main character‚ Mathilde deals with these issues as well. When Mathilde deals with these themes her character is revealed‚ some good‚ but mostly bad. In “The Necklace” Maupassant represents Mathilde’s character by revealing her greediness‚ her lies‚ and her love. Maupassant shows greediness in a variety of ways. Mathilde thinks very highly of herself and has a vain complex. She thinks so much of herself that she feels
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The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant. How does the writer try to make the character of Madame Loisel interesting for the reader in “The Necklace”? The Necklace is a self-contained French story with a surprise ending. It is structured into narrative and four dialogues. The writer uses literary devices such as peripeteia‚ poetic justice‚ a twist ending and descriptive writing to make the story interesting for the reader. Everything centres on the twist ending‚ but the effectiveness depends on the events
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Necklace”) We each have our one weak points. Some people have bigger or smaller weaknesses that might be harder to cope with. In the story‚ “The Necklace” Loisel feels insecure about her financial status‚ appearance‚ and honesty. There are several solutions to fix these problems‚ but might not necessarily be easy to perform. Madame Loisel should learn to communicate honestly‚ not obsess over her appearance‚ as well as be content in the life she is given. To begin with‚ a huge part of society
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Necklace” as a story about greed‚ but this is also about pride. Mathilde Loisel is a very proud woman. She feels far above the humble circumstances and she is forced to live with her husband by her common birth. Her current situation disgusts her. She is also vain too‚ completely caught up in her own beauty. It is pride that prevents Mathilde from admitting they’ve lost an expensive necklace. After the loss of the necklace makes Mathilde poor‚ and her beauty fades‚ she may learn a pride of a different
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"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 wearing a borrowed necklace
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his wife‚ he gives her the money that he saved up for a rifle so she could buy a nice dress instead. The husband in ’The Gift of the Magi’ is not cheap and is willing to spend all it takes to please his wife. The wife in ’The Necklace’ is one Mathilde Loisel who longs to be a member of ’high society’. She thinks herself poor‚ though she has a servant and is too blinded by her dream to take notice and appreciate the things she does have. Though she is accustomed to a life of leisure‚ she does work
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everything almost instantly. Characters are the people we encounter when reading a story and writers often use them to engage a reader and tell a good story. A t the beginning of this story the writer goes right into describing the main character‚ Mme. Loisel. She is described as being average but‚ “She suffered from the poverty of her dwelling‚ from the worn walls‚ the abraded chairs‚ the ugliness of the stuffs.”(140) After reading this I came to the idea that she was unhappy with the life she had and
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not getting obsessed with greed and materialism‚ because it has consequences that are not worth it. In the story‚ Mathilde is invited to a party‚ but is upset because she will not look very “high class” because she and her husband are not rich. She then goes to her rich friend‚ Madame Forestier‚ and requests some “bling bling” from her. She gives Mathilde a necklace‚ and when Mathilde goes to the party‚ she is the most beautiful woman there. When she then looks in the mirror‚ she is shocked because
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