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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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    The Necklace By Guy de Maupassant Everything happens for a reason‚ for which there is some good behind it; as one shall say. Mathilde Loisel‚ a fictional character who doesn’t fit into this quote and is an example of a person who does the exact opposite. A poor women living with regret in her life for not having what she wants. She hates everything she has and thinks she deserves much more‚ and not being grateful for what she does have. She doesn’t take the correct actions which brings

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    Research Paper The stories that caught my attention that I chose to use for my research paper were “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant and “The Storm” by Kate Chopin. This both led to characterization their attitudes and way of being. In both stories they seem to want things in life that they can’t have and suffer consequences towards the end of the story. Both stories feature young beautiful women in a social situation that they find distasteful. The life they dream of will

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    with the truth then to try to remember their lie. They also need to be grateful and happy with the things they have and the lifestyle they live because it could always be worse. Guy de Maupassant makes honesty the most important lesson of "The Necklace". By pointing out that the characters could have avoided their unhappiness by being honest‚ he reminds readers that they too may suffer consequences from dishonesty. Maupassant started the dishonesty almost immediately. Mistress Loisel was not

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    The short story titled “The Necklace” is about a man and his wife who is very greedy and wants more than what she needs. When she gets invited to a ball‚ she demands a new dress and a new necklace. She borrows a necklace from her friend which looks like it has “diamonds” on it and then loses it. She takes ten years to pay it back‚ only to find out that the diamonds on the necklace weren’t real. The short story “The Fisherman and His Wife” is about a fisherman who finds an enchanted flounder‚ who

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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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    Contrast of The Story of an Hour & The Necklace LIT 125 Introduction to Literature The Story of an Hour & The Necklace Marriage takes great selfness from a couple to succeed creating a happy fulfilling life together. Unfortunately‚ some couples do not succeed on molding a happy union. In this essay we will compare and contrast two great stories The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant and The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin. “The Necklace" tells of a sad

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    Badheka‚Gijubhai ( 1885 -1939 ) Girijashanker Badheka‚ generally known as Gijubhai‚ the most outstanding personality in the field of pre-primary education‚ was born to Bhagwanji and Sm. Kashiba of Vala in Saurashtra at Chittal 9Saurashtra) in the house of his maternal grandfather on 15 November 1885. He had his early education at a primary school at Vala and later passed the Matriculation from Bhavnagar around 1905. He joined the Shamlals College‚ but had to leave his studies incomplete and

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    “The Necklace” Guy De Maupassant She was one of those charming girls‚ born by a freak of destiny in a family of toilers. She had no fortune‚ no expectations‚ no means of satisfying her ambitions‚ except by a marriage with a rich and distinguished man‚ and‚ as she knew none‚ in order to escape from her surroundings‚ she married a clerk in the office of the Minister of Public Instruction. She dressed simply‚ because she had no means of adornment; but she was as unhappy as though she had fallen

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    wholly unsympathetic character who brings about her downfall and deserves her fate. How far do you agree with this assessment of her character? Remember to comment on how language‚ view point and tone convey character and meaning in the story. In‘The Necklace’‚ Guy de Maupassant introduces a character full of faults. Indeed Mathilde Loisel comes across as a wholly unsympathetic protagonist for whom the reader feels nothing but contempt. She accepts neither her rank‚ nor her way of life. It seems

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