On the other hand‚ bad qualities can lead to the downfall of a person. Such is the case with Madame Mathilde Loisel in Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace.” In the end‚ Madame Loisel’s greedy and proud nature get the best of her and lead to her demise. Madame Loisel’s greed contributes to her demise. For instance‚ when her husband comes home with an invitation to a very sophisticated ball‚ Madame Loisel asks for four hundred francs to buy a new dress for the occasion‚ even though she already has a dress
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and short story connections Mathilde and her husband Loisel that are very impoverished.”She dressed plainly because she could not afford fine clothes”(176). She would dream of being wealthy‚ and butlers getting her whatever she wanted. Then Loisel came home from work with an invitation to a dance. When Mathilde opened the invitation she turned and asked “ why is this good to me?”(177). Loisel thought she was going to be happy because they never go out. Then Mathilde started to blatter out how she
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The Necklace By Guy de Maupassant Mathilde and Loisel had no luxury at all‚ but Mathilde still wished for the good things in life. Her husband‚ whom would do anything for his wife‚ got an invitation for a party where all the “important people” (177) would be. Not everyone was given an invitation to the party‚ so Loisel thought his wife would be surprised and excited. Mathilde did not appreciate the invitation and offended her husband by saying she’d “look like a pauper” (178) and would “rather
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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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social status and beauty. Mathilde/ Madame Loisel is a lower middle class woman‚ who has a strong desire to be in the upper class. Her husband‚ Monsieur Loisel‚ works as a clerk and is happy with his place in society. In Guy de Maupassant’s‚ “The Necklace‚” the theme of appearance vs. reality is revealed through the complexities of human nature and society. The author discloses that during the 19th century the social status was important. In this story Madame Loisel desires to be wealthy.
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when Mr. Loisel receives an invitation to a swanky upper-class dinner party. The premise of "The Necklace" centers around the main character‚ Mathilde Loisel‚ borrowing a necklace from her wealthy friend Madame Jeanne Forrestier‚ losing the necklace‚ replacing it and paying off the loans for ten years. This story contains rich characterization‚ realistic setting and irony. There are three main characters in "The Necklace‚" Mr. Loisel‚ Mathilde Loisel and Jeanne Forrestier. Mr. Loisel is the personification
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The Necklace Alternative Ending The next morning‚ Mathilde awoke to see the Necklace lying on her bedside table. Immediately‚ all the wonderful memories of the previous evening came flooding back to her. What a marvelous experience it was‚ she thought‚ smiling with excitement. “Now the whole city of Paris will know who I am and love me‚” she grinned. And all over her fantastic success was all because of the small diamond Necklaces. But what she was forgetting was that the necklace was not hers‚ and
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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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detachment and intimate understanding. He sees into the emotions of Mathilde‚ his main character‚ clearly‚ and can make us as readers feel "inside" her world. But the narrator doesn’t share her emotions‚ and we don’t either. That doesn’t mean Maupassant seems cold or indifferent to the characters‚ though. In the few telling moments when he moves beyond detachment‚ it is to express what looks like sympathy‚ or even admiration: Mme. Loisel learned the horrible life of the needy. She made the best of it
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The Necklace is a short story by Guy de Maupassant. It begins with a explanation of Madame Mathilde Loisel. Though she is young and pretty‚ she and her husband are not well off financially. Her husband is only a clerk in the ministry of education. Mathilde is a very worldly person who is never content with anything in her life. Her husband is not a rich man‚ but he brings home enough to get by. Mathilde has always dreamed of the rich life‚ with servants and a large house‚ but her lifestyle is decidedly
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