The Necklace Research Paper

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Emily Wright
Mrs. Jacovino
English I H
12 October 2017
Madame Loisel’s Downfall It is said, “She was one of those pretty, charming young women who are born, as if by an error of Fate, into a petty official’s family”(de Maupassant 333). Because of this error of Fate, the comely Madame Loisel goes through a dynamic change throughout the story, “The Necklace,” which takes place in Paris, France, in the late 1800’s. The story, by Guy de Maupassant, centers on Madame Loisel, a young French woman, who is poor in her station in life, but rich in pride. Pride is an inward-directed emotion that brings pleasure to a person in regards to a personal trait or possession. Pride can be a positive trait, but it can also be negative. Throughout the story, pride plays different roles in Madame Loisel’s life. Pride ultimately causes her to be dissatisfied with her life, deceptive in her actions, and disgruntled about her situation. …show more content…

She is married to a minor civil servant at the Ministry of Education. She looks upon this union as a marriage of convenience. Because of her marriage to this hardworking but poor man, she is unable to afford jewelry, rich luxuries, and the finer things in life. This makes her dissatisfied with her life. When she says, “No… there’s nothing more humiliating than to look poverty-stricken among a lot of rich women” (de Maupassant 336), she is showing her dissatisfaction, which is a symptom of her pride. She feels that she deserves more in life and that she is suffering

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