In the story "The Necklace" written by Guy de Maupassant author in 1884, which is the short story from the 19th century French literature. The story takes place in Paris. The author Guy de Maupassant was famous for mystery story writing. His other stories are more famous that "The Necklace". He showed women 's sensuality than corruption. De Maupassant lifestyle reflected his negative view of women. He was famous for his relationship with women and dies of syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease. In the source, by Joyce Moss and George Wilson states that "In the 19th century women 's were not given that important like giving the vote, going out without husband or a family member, limited education. In those days fashion was consider the symbol
The author Maupassant states "Here 's something for you" (Para 9). He had trouble getting the invitation and her reaction to that was throwing it. She says in the (Para 12) "What do you want to do with that?" as she did not have anything appropriate to wear among the rich people. The maupassant 's states Why, the dress you go to the theater in" (Para 19). Her husband tries to please her with that invitation, so that she can enjoy that night with him. Instead of appreciating him for the invitation, which he got with lot of trouble. She wants new dress and jeweler for the ball night. He saved the money for his next summer shooting trip with his friends. The author states "All right. I will give you four hundred francs. And try to have a pretty dress"(Para 29). He gave her the money for the dress without thinking about himself, now she demands for the necklace. He says "You might wear some natural flowers. It 's very stylish at this time of year" (Para 35). He told her borrow the necklace from her friend Madam Forestier and she gives her the diamond necklace. Next day she goes to Madame Forestier 's house to borrow the necklace and she gives her this stunning diamond necklace. In the source the author Jason Pierce "The main character is trying to fulfill her desire for the ball, the gown, and the most importantly, Madame Forestier 's jewels" (Para
Everybody 's eyes was on her, all men asked her name and desire to dance with her even the minister himself. She felt as if she had win something that day, her dream to be rich was fulfill. In the source the author Jason Pierce states "Her life before was filled with "grief, regret, despair, and misery", with Madame Forestier 's jewels about her neck she is "elegant, graceful and happiness"(Para 4). They had fun and left at 4 am. When they were leaving her husband brought the coat to cover her so she do not feel cold. She was instead shame of her coat that will reflect her poverty in others, so she ran outside so no one notice her. She and her husband take the cab and ahead home. But after coming home she realizes that the necklace is lost. In the story Maupassant states "I have - I have - I 've lost Mme. Forestier 's Necklace". He went back and look everywhere, but he was not able to find. In the source author Jason Pierce states "Her dress or her memories of the ball, she cannot hold onto it, the mystery of the story arise"(Para 4). They do not have any choice buying it the next day. It costs 36 thousand francs, which is double the money they had. Now they are in debt and poorer than ever. They return the necklace to Mme. Forestier and she did not open the box. Her husband has to work more hours for the next 10 years to pay the debt. She lost her beauty and had to work. The author maupassant 's states "Mme.
Mme. Loisel’s lack of an outfit suitable for a ball creates a conflict which can be overcome only by collaboration. Mathilde’s realization of her lack of an appropriate dress leads her to ask her husband for money. Though she would like to have as much
which explains well how she had a finite amount of money and thought material wealth was more important than happiness. If she only knew before that she would spend the next decade working off her debt, she would have never asked for the necklace and she would have had a happy life. Furthermore, wealth isn’t the only thing that brings happiness to life. With an easy explanation, it explains how having material possessions doesn’t matter, because the moments we have are more valuable.
Throughout those 10 years, Mathilde saw what it was like to really struggle in life. She realizes that her life before wasn’t all that bad. One day, old and worn down Mathilde sees Madame Forestier in the street. She says hello to her friend and tells her about all the hardships she went through because of the lost necklace. Madame Forestier responds that her necklace was only worth 500 francs at most.
Telling the truth will always prevent future conflicts. Author Guy De Maupassant who lived from 1850 to 1893 proves in the story of “The Necklace,” that no matter how bad a situation is, speaking with the truth is always best. Now, this author does not prove this theme directly. Instead, throughout various situations in the story the main characters are faced with a long-term conflict because decisions were not made with honesty. Mathilde and Loisel who is her husband, who works as a clerk at the Ministry of Public Instructions, were both faced with a conflict that could have been prevented. For instance, Mathilde asked her friend Mme. Forestier if she could borrow a beautiful piece of jewelry for a ball event her husband Loisel had been invited to. Unfortunately, Mathilde loses the borrowed necklace and suggest that since it belongs to her rich friend it was worth more than what they could ever afford. Mathilde and Loisel decide to not tell Mme. Forestier about the lost necklace and instead they buy her a similar one. However, the one they buy is worth a lot more than what the lost necklace was worth. They both end up working multiple jobs for 10 years in order to pay off the necklace. The moral of this story is that everyone should always speak with the truth, because Mathilde and Loisel could have avoided this conflict if only they had told Mme. Forestier about the lost necklace. Many factors such as lying, desiring other’s valuables, and being so attentive to what people might think, is a good way that a situation like Mathilde’s could have been avoided.
“She had no gowns, no jewels, nothing. And she loved nothing but that. She felt made for that. She would have liked so much to please, to be envied, to be charming, to be sought after.” (Maupassant). All of these things could only be imagined in her mind. The luxurious life was never a reality for her, but only a dream she greatly wanted to come true. In result, this attitude of jealousy caused her to fall into depression.
Other details in the story also have a similar bearing on Mathilde’s character. For example, the story presents little detail about the party scene beyond the statement that Mathilde is a great “success” (7)—a judgment that shows her ability to shine if given the chance. After she and Loisel accept the fact that the necklace cannot be found, Maupassant includes details about the Parisian streets, about the visits to loan sharks, and about the jewelry shop in order to bring out Mathilde’s sense of honesty and pride as she “heroically” prepares to live her new life of poverty. Thus, in “The Necklace,” Maupassant uses setting to highlight Mathilde’s maladjustment, her needless misfortune, her loss of youth and beauty, and finally her growth as a responsible human being.
In Guy de Maupassant’s story, The Necklace, he utilizes situational irony in order to highlight the theme. He displays this irony in order to reveal several themes that can be observed in the story. One of the major themes in this short story is how appearances can be misleading.
de Maupassant, Guy. “The necklace: a French couple reaches for the stars and fails in this intriguing tale with a show-stopping twist at the end. (Dramatized Classic.” Plays Jan.-Feb. 2010: 21+. Gale Power Search. Web. 29 Jan. 2014.
In the book “The Necklace” mme. Loisel wants to live a life full of luxury but her husband was only a clerk and didn’t make much money so he couldn’t afford to buy the things she wanted. One day her husband came home from work with an invitation to a ball where most of the important people in town would attend. When her husband told her about it she rejected it because she said she didn't have anything nice to wear and she didn't want to look bad in front of all those important people. Her husband tried to convince her to go in the evening
Mathilde Loisel always longed for wealth and riches in “The Necklace.” She thought the only way she could be truly happy was if she lived in a lavish home, had all of the clothes and jewelry she could ever dream of, and had multiple servants and maids. Although she had always dreamed of being rich, in reality, she is poor and married to a clerk in the French Ministry of Education. Because his wife had always dreamed of being at lavish parties, he worked very hard and obtained an invitation to a party at the house of the Minister of Education. Mathilde, instead of being happy, is extremely disappointed as she feels she will be disrespected at the party because she is not rich.
In conclusion, the story of “The Jewelry” gives clarification to Madame Lantin’s characteristics. Guy De Maupassant not only gave us clarification of Madame Lantin’s characteristics, but did an excellent job of backing these characteristics up with certain events in this story. Clarification of her character traits included admiration, modest and strong willed. These character traits will leave not only a lasting impression on the readers but also made the story mysterious with an unexpected twist at the end.
When he asks her what is wrong, she tells him that she has no jewels to wear with the dress. Since there is no money left, her husband suggests that she use flowers to decorate the dress. This was very fashionable at the time and would have worked; however, Mathilde doesn't agree. Finally the husband suggests that she go to her friend Madam Jenne Forestier. Being a friend, Madam Forestier brings a jewelry box for Mathilde to select some jewelry. Mathilde is not happy with the contents of the box, so Madame Forestier continues to bring out jewelry boxes until Mathilde selects a diamond necklace that she finds to be the fanciest of the entire
But her loving husband offers her the hard earned money he had been saving up so she can treat herself to a brand new dress for the party. Her actions are centered around the happiness of herself, and have no good intentions towards her husband or her marriage, resulting unfortunately by portraying her true colors of being greedy and unappreciative of the little money her family had. With her new dress and her borrowed diamond necklace, her appearance matches the reality of her life for the first time.... ... middle of paper ...
In “The Necklace,” Mathilde’s internal struggle is with herself. She mentally battled with the physical and financial limitations placed on her, but more with her own soul. She was unhappy with her place in life and could not accept the simplicity of her station, believing it to be truly beneath her. “All those things… tortured her and made her angry. “ Her husband’s blatant acceptance of their place only fueled her frustrations further.
The night of the ball came and Mathilde looked great; everyone admired her. The evening ended and everyone went home. Mathilde decided that she would look at herself in the mirror one last time before getting out of the clothes. When she did, she noticed the necklace that she admired so much was gone. Mathilde and her husband had to borrow thirty-six thousand francs from people they knew to buy another just like it so they could return it to the friend. Mathilde and her husband were deeply in debt. For ten years they worked day in and day out until finally the debt was paid off.