My Necklace Story

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

Her love had grown tainted, distracted. We spoke rarely, with hesitation and tamed distaste. The necklace I had adored became my main source of abhorrence. I didn’t look at it, nor at her, when we argued the night before I left for a school trip to Chicago. She kissed me on the cheek on my way out the door, and I couldn’t look in her eyes. This wasn’t someone I knew-this was a woman who had given birth to me who wore a piece of silver that a pawnshop would give pennies

The ladies in, “The Jewelry” and “The Story of an Hour”, both have similar personalities. In the “Story of an Hour”, Mrs. Mallard did not want to be married, the very moment when she thought her husband had died she was sitting down in a chair and she said very quietly “Free, Free, Free”. How you knew in, “The Jewelry” the wife did not want to be married, was how she would always ask her husband to come to the opera every day and after a while, he stop going, which that was her plan all along. So this just comes to show you how they are both some evil women inside. They both have similar personalities because they both did not like being married, they wish that their husbands would die, and they are both stuck up and full of themselves.

I threw my books on my bed and approached the jacket slowly, as if it were a stranger I could not wait to meet. I hollered at my mom downstairs if the jacket on my bedpost is mine. She said mine was in my closet. I cautiously opened my closet door to see what surprises waited for me. Turns out, there was no jacket in my closet. When my mom heard this news, she said that it must be on my bedpost then. When I ran swooped over from the bannister to my room, I went to reinspect my brand-spanking new, black as midnight, beautifully brown lined jacket.

Both the truth and lies can be deceiving; the truth is much harder to start but it is much less painful in the long run, whereas a lie is much easier to start but once you've started it continues to grow, as Mathilde found out in The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant. Mathilde is a middle class woman who doesn’t work, she has a cleaning lady yet she always complains about her “worn”, ”shabby” and “ugly” apartment. Mathilde dreams of money, beauty and luxurious furniture and accessories, all things she claims she doesn’t have, and doesn’t appreciate the luxuries she does have. At this point of the story Mathilde is selfish, unappreciative, snobby and pessimistic. Later in the story, when Mathilde and her husband are residing in the attic flat, Mathilde

Two amazing stories with some differences. In “The Jewelry” story the exposition is presented on the second paragraph on (page 90) by introducing the characters and proving basic information on the characters to understand who they are.

Having what you want and having what you need aren't the same. "Sometimes the one you want isn't the one you need" - Everett Jude (sourece: quotemyquickread.gov). Wanting something you really want is just temporary, short-term happiness. When needing something desperately suddenly adds up to lasting. Many people in the world aren't "spoiled". They either struggle or they have an average life. Some don't even have anything at all. "Spoiled" people get stuff they want not what they need but people who aren't, they get things they need. How do we decide what we want vs. what we need? What can result from an imbalance between want and need. It's hard to choose something between something we want vs. what we need. We get distracted on things we want.

“The Necklace” Being selfish can lead to causing misfortune. In the story the woman wants everything she didn’t have. Her husband wanted to make her happy so, he tried to get her what she wanted. If she hadn't been so selfish she would’ve had a wonderful and amazing marriage with a man who loves her. When her husband come home with an invitation to a party.

One way one’s identity is created is from their reputation. This means his/her strive for positive feedback from others. An example of this is found in Guy De Maupassant’s “The Necklace”. Matilda, one of the main characters in this stage performance, is ungrateful of her belongings and always wants more to just get people to like her.

I jogged into my house gasping for air. Everyday i run, each day i run more than the day before or until my legs won't move anymore. As i pasted by the mirror i noticed how drenched my vibrant pink shirt is. Patches here and there that turned from a bright pink to a dull dark color. I look up and see my little silver necklace, i've had it since i was 7 years-old. The necklace has a really weird and odd shape but at least it isn't as weirdly shaped as the others that i've seen before. Here and there i'll see people with necklaces that are alike with one another, for example my parents. Multiple times i have asked my parents what it means. This is how the conversation basically goes, i'll start off with “Mum what does this necklace mean?”

I gave her a good slap and then told her “I’m not one to waste times and play games. If you

I propose that the necklace theft was committed by Mrs. Van Bliven in order to receive money from her insurance company.This accusation is feasible because we know it wasn’t Mr. Schmidt. The glass from the door was broken from the inside- thus the excess shards are outside of the room. What this means is Mr. Schmidt could not have shattered the door. For the simple fact that Mr. Schmidt’s only access to the Van Bliven room is the patio, he could could not have executed the break in nor the theft. Under these circumstances, we can determine that either Mrs. Van Bliven or Emmy, the chambermaid, stole the necklace. We know that Emmy was in the room sometime between 6:55 and 7:20 because the bed and the plant have been rearranged. What this signifies

I ran to my mother’s room full of guilt and panic. I thought I was going to be in so much trouble. I feared that I was a criminal for possessing a four thousand dollar engagement ring. I did not even know it was worth so much. I was scared for my life, and I needed my mother’s help.

In today's world what we wear and how we present ourselves can say a lot about who we are and the stories we can tell. Without speaking a word to another person someone could decipher many things about me based on a necklace that I wear. My necklace could reveal many different aspects of who I am. it could reveal that I am close with my family. It could also be determined that I value the sentimental value over the monetary value. As a gift from my grandmother I have many personal attachments to this necklace, it will allow people to think certain things about me, and it can reveal a lot about who I am; but there are also things that it doesn't show.

Mathilde was shocked, only five hundred francs? She felt as though she could not breathe. “ Mathilde, are you alright?”, asked Madame Forestier. Then, to both of the ladies’ surprise, Mathilde clocked Madame Forestier. “Oh My, oh my!”, stuttered Mathilde. “I am so terribly sorry, Jeanne!”, “Good heavens Mathilde. However, I too am truly sorry.” Neither one of the two women knew what to say, Madame Forestier felt absolutely terrible. “Mathilde, you should have just come to me, even if it was a high dollar necklace we could have worked something out. If you would have told me I would have been a little bit upset but it was only paste, we could have made an agreement and continued to be friends.” Mathilde didn’t know what to say, she was so relieved that she had told the truth, but she was positively ill with this news. She didn’t know if she would be able to make it home without throwing up or passing out. “Mathilde, you look pale, come, let’s sit down.” Madame Forestier led Mathilde to a park bench in the shade. Mathilde was still sick about what she would have to tell her husband. Madame Forestier felt terrible that the Louisel had lost all of their money over a silly misunderstanding. “What if I gave you some money, Mathilde. It’s the least I could do.” Mathilde really wanted to take the money but she knew it would not be right. “No Jeanne, it would be wrong. I lost the necklace and was too afraid to tell you. None of this is your fault, I appreciate your offer but I really