Comparison Essay The two short stories‚ "The gift of the Magi" written by O. Henry and "The necklace written by Guy de Maupassant are both composed of two young‚ beautiful women Mathilde and Della. Even though they are in different composed stories that have similar characteristics that convey throughout the story such as‚ they are both emotionally and financially depressed‚ have loving husbands‚ and both want to achieve something in an extreme manner. Throughout much the stories there similarities
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"How little a thing is needed for us to be lost or to be saved?" Both stories‚ Maupassant’s "The Necklace" and "A Story of an Hour" by Chopin portray two different yet alike women‚ who refuse to accept their destiny and deny the life of women of their class. They are both lost‚ and are looking to be saved‚ however‚ they find themselves in a big trouble just when they think they succeeded in their search. Nature plays a major role in both of these women’s lives. Both struggle to find their independence
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and their flaws can overall affect how they develop as a person. Strengths and weaknesses can help shape how they react to a situation. Their reactions can determine how major events will play out in their future. In “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Necklace”‚ Della and Madame Loisel’s weaknesses are very different‚ but they shaped how the character developed. In “The Gift of the Magi”‚ Della is extremely Naive. She believed that selling her hair would make her husband‚ Jim happy. In the article it
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Sometimes things seem to be so different from each other that in the end‚ they are much more similar that they pretend to be. Mathilde from The Necklace and Della from The Gift of the Magi seem to have many differences‚ although they more similar that they really look like. For both women‚ happiness is something unknown and unreachable; and their lives are nothing more than hopeless. However‚ happiness is different than being rich‚ and while Mathilde does not care about her husband happiness‚ Della
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Mathilde Loisel is not a sympathetic character in “The Necklace” because of her materialistic and selfish motives. She is not just poor financially but also in character. She is always dissatisfied with her life. Nice clothes‚ expensive jewelry‚ a beautiful house‚ more furniture and rich friends are the only things she loves in her life. Moreover‚ she is not a sympathetic character because she disrespects her loving husband. In spite of having a kind‚ generous‚ loyal and hard working husband she
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Both “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi” have plots that depend in large measure on the use of situational irony to create a surprise ending. “The Necklace” tells the story of Madame Mathilde Loise‚ a lowly clerk’s wife‚ who‚ in an effort to appear more debonaire than she is‚ borrows expensive jewels from Madame Jeanne Forestier‚ a wealthy friend. After the inevitable loss of the jewels‚ Madame Loisel and her husband secretly replace the jewels. Years later‚ Madame Loise‚ now impoverished
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an Hour†both Guy de Maupassant and Kate Chopin use irony and descriptive narration to portray Mathilde Loisel and Margaret Mallard as female protagonists whose thoughts and actions are at odds with the expectations of society and the norms of 19th century marriage. These stories were written in a time when women were expected to abide by certain rules and standards placed on them by society and marriage. In both stories the authors use irony to show how the oppression they felt because of these
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The Necklace Themes‚ Motifs‚ and Symbols Themes The Deceptiveness of Appearances The deceptiveness of appearances is highlighted by Madame Forestier’s necklace‚ which appears to be made of diamonds but is actually nothing more than costume jewelry. The fact that it comes from Madame Forestier’s jewelry box gives it the illusion of richness and value; had Monsieur Loisel suggested that Mathilde wear fake jewels‚ she surely would have scoffed at the idea‚ just as she scoffed at his suggestion
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Neira Castaneda ENG 058 March 21‚ 2014 “The Necklace” "The Necklace" is a short story‚ written by Guy de Maupassant. His story describes the life of Madame Mathilde Loisel. When Mathilde was little‚ she always dreamed she’d be rich and have fancy things. Unfortunately‚ she was born poor and as a result ended up marrying a clerk. They don’t have anything‚ but her husband is obsessed with making her happy. He is able to get two invitations to the Ministry of Education’s party in order to please
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