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 but went to go see Madame Forestier. Madame Loisel got to Madame Forestier house and asked “May I please have the necklace back. I will buy you the exact one that I’ve misplaced.” “Of course not‚ you’ve given it to me so now it’s mine!” Madame Forestier fought back. They continued
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called‚ “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant explains how a woman’s beautiful night turned into tragedy. In “The Necklace” a woman‚ Mathilde‚ uses her husband and her friend to get things for the ball. Then‚ later realizes that the necklace was missing. Mathilde spent ten years of her life paying for the replacement necklace. She later finds out that the necklace was an imitation. Guy de Maupassant shows the themes of looks do not matter and being happy with what you have in “The Necklace”. From the
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Materialistic people ‚ don’t you want to just wipe them off the face of the Earth ? In the short story ‚ “The Necklace” written by Guy De Maupassant‚ Madame Loisel can definitely be considered a materialistic character. When I was reading “The Necklace” ‚ I noticed lots of different qualities in Madame Loisel. Some qualities I noticed in her was that she was manipulative‚ greedy and insecure. I’m not sure how you would go about this situation ‚ but I definitely wouldn’t want to be friends with her
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Greed and Envy In Guy de Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace”‚ he explores the theme that greed and envy can lead to self-destruction. In this story Matilda Loisel is a very envious wife whom always dreamed for a better existence. She was a beautiful but very discontent woman who thought that she must have been born into the wrong life‚ since she had no way of being recognized and courted by a rich and powerful man. Instead “she allowed herself to marry a petty clerk in the office of the
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In the story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant‚ the society affects towards the characters that brought out different traits and actions. The character Mathilde Loisel experiences a change‚ effect towards the being of society. She fantasizes‚ experienced‚ and underwent as she was given a chance at something better. As she makes one mistake‚ effects of society take a toll on her as she experienced hardships‚ and a decreasing of her life style. Different points will be discussed such as how this
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In the story “The Necklace”‚ written by Guy De Maupassant. The main character Mathilde Loisel‚ was more of a round character rather than a flat one. Mathilde is also the protagonist‚ she is the leading character in the story that faces a real event. In the story Mrs. Mathilde is described as a beautiful young woman who is miserable with her life. She constantly dreamed of a glamorous lifestyle and was never happy with the life she had. She believed that beauty and charm allowed her to better things
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Preventive Measures (A Discussion of Lessons for Main Characters in‚ “The Necklace”) We each have our one weak points. Some people have bigger or smaller weaknesses that might be harder to cope with. In the story‚ “The Necklace” Loisel feels insecure about her financial status‚ appearance‚ and honesty. There are several solutions to fix these problems‚ but might not necessarily be easy to perform. Madame Loisel should learn to communicate honestly‚ not obsess over her appearance‚ as well as be
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"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant is an excellent example of realism in literature. This story represents mundane aspects of everyday middle-class life in the late nineteenth century. However‚ the story breaks away from mundane when Mr. Loisel receives an invitation to a swanky upper-class dinner party. The premise of "The Necklace" centers around the main character‚ Mathilde Loisel‚ borrowing a necklace from her wealthy friend Madame Jeanne Forrestier‚ losing the necklace‚ replacing it and paying
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Interpreting “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant The value of interpretive fiction lies in the ability of the story to convey some sort of principle that is translatable to everyday life‚ illustrating practical truths and the demonstrating moral ethics. Guy de Mauppasant’s short story “The Necklace” is full of interpretive and thematic significance. This significance lies in the ability of the story to convey the idea that it is important to recognize the worth in oneself and not to attach meaning
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In “the story of an hour” and “The Necklace” both writers use conflict to explain the author’s purpose of informing. In “the story of an hour” ‚kate chopin uses conflict to inform readers about what it was like for the woman married to that man. In this story the woman mrs.mallard shares her conflict. “She said it over and over under her breathe: “free‚ free‚ free!”. (1.) In this part of the story it is a perfect explanation of how this character was very dynamic because of her changing from sad
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