Mathilde Loisel is not a sympathetic character in “The Necklace” because of her materialistic and selfish motives. She is not just poor financially but also in character. She is always dissatisfied with her life. Nice clothes‚ expensive jewelry‚ a beautiful house‚ more furniture and rich friends are the only things she loves in her life. Moreover‚ she is not a sympathetic character because she disrespects her loving husband. In spite of having a kind‚ generous‚ loyal and hard working husband she
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Through the use of the social lens ‚ it’s clear to see that Mathilde Loisel & Monsieur Loiselis are in the lower class. Mathilde situation is that she is neither rich nor part of the social class of which she feels she is a deserving member‚ but Mathilde does everything in her power to make her life appear different from how it is. She lives in a misleading/unreal world where her actual life does not match the ideal life she has in her head. She dreams of an elaborate food-based celebration served
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How is Mathilde Loisel described? How does this affect your opinion of her? She is described as whiny and the host of her own pity party. From the beginning my opinion of her goes down because of the way she is acting even though I think some of how she acts is from society. What is Madame Loisel’s attitude toward honesty? What would change about her situation and life if she were more honest? “What they dont know wont hurt em’ “ is probably her favorite phrase. If she was more honest she probably
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into a life lesson. In “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant‚ Mathilde Loisel gets so lost in the thought of becoming rich that her fear of being poor becomes reality‚ showing that
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Maupassant. The main character Mathilde Loisel‚ was more of a round character rather than a flat one. Mathilde is also the protagonist‚ she is the leading character in the story that faces a real event. In the story Mrs. Mathilde is described as a beautiful young woman who is miserable with her life. She constantly dreamed of a glamorous lifestyle and was never happy with the life she had. She believed that beauty and charm allowed her to better things. Mathilde husband Mr. Loisel worked hard to support
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during his period. In the story‚ the author describes the vanity of a zilch through its protagonist. A not rich‚ but also needy lady‚ Mme. Loisel. To talk about the character of Mathilde Loisel‚ one needs to acknowledge a few quotes to understand her personality. Firstly‚ one can say she is very arrogant from a quote in the beginning of the story. Mme. Loisel states‚ “No‚ There is nothing so humiliating as looking poor in the middle of a lot of rich women.” This sentence is said by Mme. Losiel‚ who
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contrast: Probably no two characters deserve to be compared more than Mathilde from “The Necklace” and Della from “Gift of the Magi”. The similarities of these two women make the reader expect similar behaviors‚ but their differences provide for their authors the necessary ingredients to make each story and theme unique. Assignment: Compare and contrast the character of Della in “Gift of the Magi” with the character of Mathilde in “The Necklace. PARAGRAPH I: Introduction Authors of different short
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In the short story‚ The necklace‚ Madame Loisel is a character who only thinks about herself. She wants to be the top from everybody Madame Loisel is an ungrateful person. For example when her hands her the invitation she says‚ “What do you expect me to do with that.” This shows that she doesn’t appreciate what her husband does to her. This also shows that she is selfish. She was born to luxury. She also has a general attitude. For example when her husband says‚”Why the dress you go
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superb diamond necklace‚ and her heart started beating with overwhelming desire. Her hands trembled as she picked it up. She fastened it around her neck over her high-necked dress and stood there gazing at herself ecstatically” (de Maupassant 376). Mathilde got the necklace‚ but unfortunately she lost it and this led to a debt that took a decade to pay off. She was a woman that faced severe consequences because of her unrealistic desires. It all started with her wanting a new dress for the ball‚ after
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She longs so eagerly to charm‚ to be desired‚ to be wildly attractive and sought after (82). In the “The Necklace” Madame Loisel pride takes center stage. The author‚ Guy de Maupassant‚ a French citizen‚ wrote his short story in the 1800s. At this time in France‚ citizens were born into specific classes. Mathilde Loisel‚ the main character ends up marrying below her social worth‚ longs for prestige. Although fate plays a small part in Madame Loisel’s life‚ her selfish character is responsible for
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