still hasn’t gotten home yet. Thinking whiled she waited for her husband to return from work‚ about how he is going to react. When Monsieur Loisel came home‚ Madame Loisel greeted him pleasantly and began to tell him what has just happened. As she explained the situation‚ she could see her husband slowly become furious. Madame Loisel finished what she needed to say. Monsieur Loisel calmly stood up and told Madame Loisel to get back the necklace. Madame Loisel was confused with her husband’s reaction
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The Necklace Guy de Maupassant I. iNTRODUCTION TO FRENCH LITERATURE French literature is‚ generally speaking‚ literature written in the French language‚ particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than French. Literature written in French language‚ by citizens of other nations such as Belgium‚ Switzerland‚ Canada‚ Senegal‚ Algeria‚ Morocco‚ etc. is referred to as Francophone literature. As
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Which is stronger emotion or reason? Emotion is the first and easiest response to any situation because it comes naturally‚ and is processed way before reason. Reason only overshadows emotion at very specific and unique times. Emotion is stronger than reason because it is more instinctual‚ heart-felt‚ and irrational‚ while reason is rigid and logical. Firstly‚ emotion outweighs reason because it happens instinctually in a situation before any sort of rational thought can be constructed. This
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In the short story‚ a man named Montresor has been insulted by a second man‚ Fortunato. This results in Montresor feeling the obligation to seek revenge for Fortunato’s actions. In comparison‚ Edmond Dantes is sent to prison through the actions of Monsieur de Villefort‚ Fernand Mondego‚ and Baron Danglars. After Dantes escapes from the Chateau d’If‚ he seeks revenge for what these men have done to him‚ in a
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Madame John is a character in the story “Tite Poulette.” She is a free Creole woman living in New Orleans after the Louisiana Purchase. One major aspect of the story is that Madame John chose to keep her daughter’s race a secret from her for a long time. Though some would think it was selfish of her‚ there are a few reasons why Madame John’s choice to keep the racial secret appears to be motivated by a mother’s love. As a fever nurse‚ Madame John took care of sick people. Among her many patients
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Sita Lama Prof. Tracie Hernandez English 1302 March 26‚ 2017 “The fake Necklace” Guy de Maupassant is a French novelist and short story writer. His style and subject are usually classical simplicity‚ clarity‚ and objective clam. He depicts himself as an unhappy character of greed and desire about disillusioning of a lonely woman in the story (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia‚2016). The Necklace is a classic fictional story. It gives the real picture of fashionable world of Paris in 1880s
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longer considered any bit of a human. She was the predator‚ the Evrémonde her prey. Madame Defarge mentally and literally terminates herself. Pushing away the only loved one she ever had‚ saying that Monsieur Defarge cannot be trusted with her secret of pursuing Lucie and little Lucie. Where Monsieur Defarge had compassion‚ Madame Defarge had hate‚ not justice. As she hunts down her prey‚ she meets the loving Ms. Pross. These two were foils. Madame Defarge fueled by hate‚ Ms. Pross fueled by her love
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Coveting‚ desiring what others posses‚ is a double-edged sword. Coveting someone else’s possessions can serve as a drive to better oneself and strive to achieve the things one currently does not poses but desires. On the other hand‚ it can create a sense of worthlessness and misery‚ a feeling of inferiority and constant envy of what others have. The character of the individual will determine how these feelings of desire translate. In the short story‚ “The Necklace”‚ Guy de Maupassant presents the
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person who wanted revenge on an oppressor. When the Monsieur the Marquis ran over Gaspard’s son he never apologized and even got angry because he could have injured his horses. Later Gaspard went to the Marquis and killed him in his sleep. However this action was justifiable because the man killed his son and felt no compassion and was an even man. Gaspard was also one of the people who didn’t do it for the greater good‚ they did it for revenge. Monsieur the Marquis was more unjust and evil these any
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The plot of most short stories is condensed in length and of a more simplistic nature relative to novels. Guy de Maupassant’s‚ “The Necklace” is no exception. Starting with the exposition‚ the story has only three main characters‚ Madame and Monsieur Loisel––both very simple‚ “economical” characters that are among the lower-rank of society’s hierarchal ladder‚ and Madame Forestier‚ Mathilde Loisel’s affluent friend. A combination of 19th century language and lifestyle‚ as well as the life span of
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