the Slaughter" or "The Necklace"‚ does a better job of showing situational irony? She tries her best to have this image of being wealthy when in reality she is broke. Both stories do a good job of showing situational irony ‚but "The Necklace"‚ does a way better job. In the "Lamb of the Slaughter"‚ they have about two or three examples of irony. One is the name of the story. The name of the story had me thinking an innocent animal is about to die. The other example of irony is the murder weapon. The
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In "The Necklace"‚ Guy de Maupassant creates an irony about the Mme. Loisel‚ who always dreams she would live in a luxury life‚ which later costs her ten years of working to pay off for what she dreams for. Mme. Mathilde Loisel was born in a poor family‚ so she dreamed someday she would have a husband who is "rich and distinguish" (194). Unfortunately‚ she ends up getting married to‚ as the author describes‚ a "little clerks" who can’t satisfy her needs (194). Also‚ because of coming from a poor
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treasure in heaven. Then come‚ follow me.’ But when the young man heard this‚ he went away sad‚ for he had many possessions." Just as the parables that Jesus taught throughout the Gospels had valuable life lessons‚ as does Guy de Maupassant’s‚ "The Necklace." The theme of selfish vanity vs. profitable hard work is revealed by Maupassant through Madame Loisel’s internal conflict developed from comparison beginning at a young age. Guy de Maupassant demonstrates that one cannot truly discern how to stand
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The ironic tales of Inchcape Rock and The Necklace are very good stories. Inchcape Rock‚ by Robert Southey‚ is a tale of a spiteful pirate that by sinfully taking down a warning bell‚ spells his own demise. The Necklace‚ by Guy de Maupassant‚ is a tale of a lady who just didn’t know when to quit spending and who didn’t know when to tell the truth. Both of the stories‚ Inchcape Rock and The Necklace‚ are quite ironic. In the Inchcape Rock‚ an evil pirate who was full of hatred took the warning bell
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Mathilde and her husband struggle. In The Necklace a women named Mathilde is lended a diamond necklace for a ball by a women named Madame Forestier. When she and her husband get home from the ball‚ they realize the diamond necklace is missing. Instead of telling Madame Forestier she lost her necklace‚ Mathilde and her husband decide to buy her a new one. When they finally tell Madame Forestier they lost her necklace‚ she told them it was fake. The Necklace conforms to the conventions of a short story
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In the analyses of comparing and contrasting “The Necklace” and “Ambush‚” they are very different‚ but also similar. The setting in each story could not be any more polar than they already are. The similarity of the two stories is that the plots both contain lies. In “The Necklace‚” a female character‚ Mathilde‚ is living in Paris during the 19th century. She is poor‚ yet undyingly wishes she was wealthy. One day the woman is invited to a prestigious ball within her city. She immediately she
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Literary Analysis of “The Necklace” A person’s social status along with the luxury goods/items that come along with the higher class rank are an important part of today’s society. We judge people and items/goods based on their exterior‚ which can cause us to be deceived. In the story “The Necklace”‚ Guy de Maupassant‚ a French writer‚ demonstrates how people get deceived by a person’s or an items appearance. Maupassant uses allegory/symbolism and characterization to show that appearance causes us
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A good ruler is supposed to lead his country and keep his kingdom united but Edward II prefers to waste time and enjoy himself with his flatterers. Edward II is introduced to the audience as a ‘pliant king’‚ a pleasure seeker who prefers to divide his kingdom than have his lover Gaveston exiled from the kingdom. Later in the play‚ his orders are disregarded by the nobles and a civil war within the kingdom of England ensues. By the end of the play we see the king at his most tragic‚ having lost everything
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money the gov. gave him as a reward. In a similar situation in the story “Avarice” the narrator spoke of this girl that wanted to collect her engagement rings and porcelain buttons for various reasons. The story “The necklace” Matilda has a rich friend that possessed a “Expensive Necklace” and she wanted one just like it and also her same lifestyle. “Civil Peace” is a story about an African man named Jonathan. In the story Jonathan finds some money and turns the money in. In return for the money
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In "The Diamond Necklace‚" Maupassant creates a society in which the division of two social classes‚ bourgeoisie and proletariat‚ are firmly established and maintained. Madame Loisel’s husband is a proletariat class worker‚ though on the higher end of that scale‚ and Madame Loisel’s friend‚ Mrs. Forestier‚ is wealthy and assumed to be a member of the bourgeoisie. By clearly defining the two social classes and having Madame Loisel desire to be a part of a class differing from her own‚ a class conflict
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