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    Question ‘The Necklace” is a popular story. Discuss the features that make the necklace a popular story. “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant is a well-known short story around the world. It was first published in the Paris newspaper Le Gaulois on February 17‚ 1884. "The Necklace” features a young‚ beautiful woman in a social situation that she finds distasteful. Mathilde Loisel attempts to escape her social situation in life‚ but her scheming actions ultimately doom her. Some of the features

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    Appreciate What You Have Many people take what they have for granted. In "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant‚ we see how a girl experiences such a situation. The theme from " The Necklace" stated as "be grateful for what you have" is potrayed by the author with story elements and literary devices‚ such as irony and the inciting incident. To begin‚ the author from "The Necklace potrays the theme with irony and the inciting incident. For example‚ "Oh‚ my poor Mathilde! But mine was imitation. It was

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    “The Necklace” author Guy De Maupassant describes the story of a young woman who no matter how much she has‚ she wants more. Mathilde is a beautiful woman but is only middle class. She wants nothing more than to be rich and have a big home. She borrows a necklace from a friend to go to a ball and she looses the necklace. She works for ten years to pay off the necklace and when she goes back to repay the woman‚ she is told the necklace is a fake. Through the use of narrative point of view‚ irony‚ and

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    Theme: The Necklace Danielle Ochoa ENG125: Introduction to Literature (ABI1113A) Julie Pal-Agrawal April 4‚ 2011 Theme: The Necklace I am a strong believer in being grateful for everything you have been blessed with because no matter how you might see it‚ life could always be worse. In the short story‚ The Necklace‚ the writer uses character‚ symbolism‚ and tone to display the theme that we should play the cards we are handed rather then lusting for something that is unreal because we could

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    Irony‚ usually the most important kind for the fiction writer‚ the discrepancy is between appearance and reality‚ or between expectation and fulfillment‚or between what is and what seems appropriate. Irony is the main element used in the three stories “The Lottery” “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Rocking Horse Winner”. In each of these stories irony symbolizes a dark side‚ that’s reveled throughout the story The Lottery is a great example of irony The morning of June 27th was clear and

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    The Necklace In "The Necklace" by Guy De Maupassant‚ Mrs. Loisel believes that the idea of beauty is shown by wealth and power in society. She believes that she was supposed to be born into the life of luxury‚ but instead is having to live a poverty lifestyle. Mrs. Loisel borrows the "perfect" necklace and wears it to a high society event that she desires to belong in. She ends up wasting ten years of her life trying to keep a friend that lives a high society life. Maupassant describes Mrs.Loisel

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    Critical Analysis of "The Rocking-Horse Winner" In the short story "The Rocking Horse-Winner" by D. H. Lawrence it is illustrated that money cannot buy happiness. The short story displays the way people allow money to control their lives. The passage includes the literary devices; character development‚ contrast‚ suspense and dramatic irony. "The Rocking-Horse Winner" is written giving the omniscient point of view. The thoughts and motives of all of the characters are told when D. H. Lawrence finds

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    The Necklace By Guy De Maupassant Critical Analysis In The Necklace‚ by Guy De Maupassant uses materialism‚ conflict and character to show how some people are never satisfied with what they have and always wanting more no matter at what cost. The story focuses on two main characters‚ Mathilde a very materialistic person and her husband‚ a clerk who is not wealthy by any means but makes enough money to get by. Mathilde is a very selfish person in the story and abuses the love that her husband

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    The Necklace It tells the tale of a dissatisfied middle-class woman whose dreams of wealth and glamour end in disaster.  Mathilde Loisel is middle class woman and has a kind husband. However‚ she is cooped up in the house all day with nothing to do‚ and her days are marked with boredom beyond belief. Her only way out of dealing with it is to live in a fantasy world of glamour‚ wealth‚ and beautiful people. Does that situation really seem all that far-removed from today? In many ways‚ the figure

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    The Necklace‚ theme In today’s world‚ society has forgotten to appreciate what they have. In the story The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant‚ readers can establish that the theme is about not being something that you are not‚ and not taking things for granted. This theme can be observed throughout the story through the use of irony‚ symbolism‚ and imagery. These literary elements throughout the story help the reader comprehend and analyze the lessons learned from this story. The Necklace‚ was written

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