Madame Liosel In The Necklace By Guy De Maupassant

Around the world, values are expressed differently. Some people think that life is about the little things that make them happy. Others feel the opposite way and that expenses are the way to live. In Guy de Maupassant’s short story, “The Necklace”, he develops a character, Madame Loisel, who illustrates her different style of assessments. Madame Loisel, a beautiful woman, lives in a wonderful home with all the necessary supplies needed to live. However, she is very unhappy with her life. She feels she deserves a much more expensive and materialistic life than what she has. After pitying herself for not being the richest of her friends, she goes out and borrows a beautiful necklace from an ally. But as she

When her husband gave her the invitation to the ball, which was a perfect place to meet the rich people, Mathilde got mad and cried. It was a shame since she has nothing to wear. Mr Loisel gave his money to Mathilde and she got an elegance dress. But she didn’t stop and wanted to have jewels. Mathilde met her friend, Madame Forestier and chose an gorgeous diamond necklace. Of course, she became the prettiest woman in the ball, with everyone stared at her, as if she was the most attractive woman ever. She felt fascinated, just like her dream came true. But then a tragic came to her. She lost the necklace! Mathilde and her husband tried to find the necklace, but they found nothing. Mathilde lost her hope and had aged five years. The Loisels finally decided to replace the diamonds for 36 000 Francs, spent all of their money and accepted to pay the debts. It was such an unfortunate situation. After Mathilde lost the necklace, she was described as “ And, clad like a poor woman, she went to the fruiterer, to the grocer, to the butcher, a basket on her arm, haggling, insulted, fighting for every wretched halfpenny of her money”. (Maupassant 8). The family was suffering from poverty and have to pay the debts continuously. Mathilde changed immediately and did everything. They have worked so hard to earn every single penny for their life, to survive and pay all those debts. The third person limited

In Guy de Maupassant’s The Necklace he addresses the age old saying of pride comes before the fall. Throughout the story Mme. Louis undergoes many changes which center around her ungrateful attitude. Mme.

The internal conflicts established in “The Necklace” were a result of Madame Loisels perception of happiness. Because of her ungrateful and dejected views on life, she didn’t realize nor recognize true merriment. In the text, Guy De Maupassant shows how Madame “..was one of those pretty and charming girls born as though fate had blundered over her, into a family of

Throughout the short story titled “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, it is clear that the main themes being stressed are pride versus greed, and that things are not quite what they appear. Each of these things are represented throughout the story in some way, whether it be using animated language or symbolism. It is also clear that background information clearly aided the development of the themes Maupassant incorporated throughout the passage.

Moreover, another detail is when Madame Loisel desired for the extravagant necklace that was in possession of her friend, Madame Forestier, she presumably had thought her life would become prosperous and affluent. After attending the party,

Madame Loisel’s pride demands more: “It annoys me not to have a single jewel, not a single stone, nothing to put on. I shall look like distress” (Maupassant 2). Ironically, it is Monsieur Loisel who suggests that his wife borrow jewelry from Madame Forestier, and subsequently has to spend the next ten years borrowing money to replace it. As May puts it, “Her husband exhausts his meager inheritance and then borrows the rest, mortgaging their life away to buy a replacement for the necklace” (May 7). Monsieur Loisel sacrifices everything to salvage his wife’s pride.

Money definitely equals happiness as seen in “The Necklace” and in my own personal life. It could help with many conflicts.

Sometimes, we make mistakes in life without realizing how much those wrong actions will cost us in the future. Being needy is not a good character that someone should have because we may get into troubles because of them, so people should be thankful for what they have. In the story “The Necklace,” Madame Loisel was a very needy woman. She wanted to get new clothing, jewelry, etc. all the time.

The well-known proverb says, “Things are not always what they seem.” The line betwixt perception and reality can not only be hard to discover, but can hide major differences between the two. What we believe about our world, both on a material and philosophical level, can be far from the truth. Nowhere is this fact more evident than in the classic short story, The Necklace, written by Guy de Maupassant. The Necklace successfully shows that ones' perception and reality often are not even close to being the same. This essay will prove this to be true by exploring the theme of perception versus reality through the three literary elements of character, irony, and symbolism.

by the terrible misfortune of losing the necklace; she becomes more grateful and less superficial.  After she misplaces the necklace and her family sinks into debt, Mme. Loisel lacks the time or the inclination to mourn or complain about what she does not have.  Instead, she chooses to do her part to help her husband survive this adversity and repay their debts; she goes to the "fruiterer, the grocer, the butcher, her basket on her arm, bargaining" (51).  She works diligently to maintain their home by constantly performing such daily chores as cleaning and cooking.  As time passes, this rigorous, daily routine alters Mme. Loisel's priorities.  Rather than being as concerned with her appearance as previously, she has "frowsy hair" and "red hands" (51).  Mme. Loisel no longer worries about her attire, as she did

The jewels, clothes, and bags are the things that women have. However, I don’t have any of those. I just have a pair of glamorous blue eyes and a good figure. All the men look at me is charming. Why I don’t have extravagant life just because I was born in a poor family? Every time I see some elegant women, and then I look at myself, there is nothing I can give it to myself. Ah!

Money and wealth isn't everything. Madame Loisel from The Necklace by Guy Maupassant has to learn that the hard way. Madame Loisel is a woman who feels entitled to a lavish lifestyle. She is a character who is dissatisfied with her current lifestyle even though she has a caring husband who provides her with everything he can. Madame Loisel is invited to an elaborate party in which she feels she needs a beautiful gown and a diamond necklace. In order for Madame Loisel to attend the party her husband gives her 500 Francs and she borrows a very expensive diamond necklace. After the Loisels attend the party they realize that they have lost the necklace and now their lifestyle must change dramatically so that they can pay to replace the necklace. The Loisels both work very hard for the next ten years to pay back the money they borrowed to replace the necklace. Madame Loisel realizes what a comfortable life she had and how her greed got the best of her. Leading her to a life of misery and hard labor to replace the diamond necklace. Madame Loisel is a complex character because she is both round and dynamic.

Many of the characters we studied in this summer had a very difficult situation caused by themselves. Undoubtedly, each person has their own defects, however this does not mean we have to be slaves of our weaknesses and fears. Pitifully, some fears can become so strong that they can turn a person's life miserable. In addition, people who are victims of their own fear and sins can commit insane things to the people who are around them. Some clear examples of this type of people are Mathilde Loisel, Mrs. Mallard and the Narrator of the Black Cat.

A famous person that goes by the name of Erich Fromm once said that greed is a “bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.” (www.brainyquote.com). But then again what actually is “greed”? Well according to Oxfords Dictionary “greed” is an Intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food: (Oxford). In multiple short stories the protagonist continues to try to reach satisfaction because of their greed. Many authors create the sense of greed in the protagonist so that they try to achieve satisfaction. The short story, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, introduces a theme that develops in story is about greed and ultimately how one’s life appeal wants to change their class status comparatively to the time period in which the story is written in. The way that the theme of greed is shown in the short story is by the Marxist approach in which how people have relationships with materialistic objects which impact their personal life. Also seen in psychological approach in which how people desires and social norms effect the different types of choices they make. In a result people wanting to change their class status because of there greed.