The Necklace, By Guy De Maupassant

In Guy de Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace” the protagonist, Madame Loisel, is a dynamic character because she moves from a woman who places appearance and status above all else to a figure that puts value into hard work. When Madame Loisel is first introduced by the narrator she is described as “One of those pretty and charming girls born, as though fate had blundered over her, into a family of artisans… She grieved incessantly, feeling that she had been born for all the little niceties and luxuries of living. She suffered from the poorness of her house, from its mean walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains. All these things, of which other women of her class would not even have been aware, tormented and insulted her”.

In “The Necklace”, Mathilde Loisel is a woman who cannot tolerate her lower-class status, believing “herself born for every delicacy and luxury”(82). Mathilde’s vain materialistic goals, make her bitter and unhappy. The main point of irony in the story is the fact that Mathilde borrows the necklace and looses it. The necklace was very expensive, or so she thought, so she ended up in poverty

Guy de Maupassant and Chinua Achebe show their opinions on materialism through the thoughts of their characters in their stories. In “The Necklace”, Mathilde, an avaricious and narcissistic character, believes she possesses “...no dowry, no hopes, not the slightest chance of being appreciated, understood, loved, and married by a rich and distinguished man” (de Maupassant 373). The author, Guy de Maupassant, mocks Mathilde’s attitude towards her life, claiming “...She suffered constantly, feeling that all the attributes of a gracious life, every luxury, should rightly have been hers” (de Maupassant 373). By showing Mathilde’s thoughts, the author shows how materialism can cause someone to unappreciate the life that they have, even when it is exceptional compared to

In Guy de Maupassant's "The Necklace" is the story of Mathilde Loisel, who resents her "station" in life. Mathilde Loisel is shown to be a vain and ungrateful person who believes that she was born to have a better life. She feels that she has married beneath her, in spite of the fact that her husband is a hard working and dependable man. Mathilde is unable to recognize and appreciate the

In Guy De Maupassant?s ?The Necklace,? Mathilde Loisel is a young woman who dreams of wealth and of being envied by other women. Mathilde always wants more than what she has, and refuses to adjust to her middle class status which causes her to never achieve the happiness she seeks.

Now consider the role of Mathilde Loisel in “The Necklace”. She constantly grieves about her simple life and fantasizes about extravagant life style with rich people and food surrounding her. Her husband is a simple man and is satisfied with his life. He appreciates her for the food which is cooked and never complains. Being in the Ministry of Education their lifestyle is modest. Mathilde is not satisfied on the other hand even when her husband proudly announces that they have been invited at a formal party held by the Ministry of Education. The irony in the story is more or less the same with regard to the female characters. Mathilde cries and gets her prize in the form of a dress but she is never satisfied. She wants jewelry as well. The necklace that she borrows from Madame Forestier teaches her a lesson of life. Since she is not familiar with the real jewelry she picks the cheapest one from her collection and wears it to the party why she loses it. Upon not finding the jewelry her husband takes the pain of selling everything out just to purchase an identical necklace worth 40,000 francs which leaves them poverty stricken for the next ten years during which her husband does three jobs and

‘The Necklace’ is a morality tale written by Guy de Maupassant where he portrays the life of a beautiful but dissatisfied girl named Mathilde who desires to live a luxurious life despite being born into a clerk’s family and marrying a clerk too. Mathilde’s discontentment in life instigates her to pretend someone rich that she is not. Moreover, it leads her to severe trouble that caused ten years of hardship to Mathilde and her husband. So, this suffering is a punishment for Mathilde which taught her a lesson and changed her dramatically over the course of the story by making her a person of completely different personality for whom appearances

Have you ever want too many things even though your life was already fulfilled and lost yourself? Have you ever ask too much and regret for what you did? Every desire, ambition, selfishness and a bit of extravagant of a human being was carefully portrayed in this story, “The Necklace”. The story is about a young woman named Mathilde Loisel. Born in a family of artisans, she wasn’t rich, but beautiful and glamor. But she never feel satisfied of what she had and never stop dreaming to have more, to live a luxury life with expensive homes and glittering dresses, and eventually paid hard for her nonsense dreams. In “The Necklace”, Guy de Maupassant uses third person limited narration to show how Mathilde Loisel changes in how she

She was always dreaming and seeing things as if it was fantasy. “She suffered ceaselessly, feeling herself born with all the delicacies and all the luxuries” (Maupassant). The author allows the reader to foreshadow that her ways brings her into a devastation. She had everything she needed: a husband, a nice income, and she even had the looks. She just wanted more. Mathilde didn’t understand how with such great looks why she couldn’t have riches. Even though her husband bought the both of them tickets to a ball, Mathilde still refused to go because she had not one thing to wear. However, when she easily convinces her husband into buying a dress that cost four-hundred francs, even though her husband had other plans to do for the money. Now, she had a dress, but, with greed, she still demanded she needed something else. “It annoys me not to have a jewel, not a single stone, to put on. I shall look like distress. I would almost rather not go to this party” (Maupassant). Maupassant clarified that even though her husband went and bought her a dress, she still wanted something

While in "The Necklace", Guy de Maupassant explores the theme by the characterization of Mathilde through her masquerade to appear affluent by wearing a replica diamond necklace she thinks is real. To begin,

"The necklace" In "The Necklace" Mathilde Loisel is a Beautiful woman who yearns for a life of Luxery and wealth. Monsieur Loisel is Mathilde's husband who is content with his humble lifestyle. Madame Forestier is Mathilde's wealthy friend. Mathilde let her friend borrow her necklace, Madame Forestier refuses to tell her friend that she has lost the borrowed necklace. Instead she and her husband repay by working nights.

How do people decide what they want compared to what they really need? Many people do not limit themselves and not by limiting themselves, it can be a waste of money. The money that you waste on stuff that will be shoved into a closet 2 years later could be used in a time where you are in the need of it. More people should have limits to their spending and use it wisely.

When contemplating whether a work of literature is worth reading, most readers look at the back cover of the book to read a short summary. Some critics look for tone and interesting plot twists, but the common reader looks for a purpose or lesson. Sure, powerful words and phrases contribute, but without the anticipation that one will gain knowledge from the story, it will be put right back on the bookshelf. Long novels with a back cover have hundreds of pages to reveal themes. However, short stories do not have nearly as much time to display a theme. In Guy de Maupassant’s The Jewelry, the main character, Lantin sees and experiences change through his life after his wife passes away. In Flannery O’Connor’s A Good Man is Hard to find, the grandmother’s actions cost an entire family’s life. Both stories contains a similar theme but in different ways. Despite their short time frames, Maupassant and O’Connor both reveal a similar didactic medium- nobody is perfect.

The nineteenth century French writer, Guy De Maupassant, tells an intriguing story in "The Necklace." He depicts the painful life of a beautiful woman, unhappily born into an average family of clerks. She felt that she was destined to marry into wealth but sadly found herself settling as she married an average copyist. Unlike the women of today, women in the nineteenth century were not fortunate enough to have a career of their own; they were either born into a wealthy family or married a man with money. In "The Necklace", Guy De Maupassant creatively reveals Mathilde Loisel's dreams of a decadent lifestyle. As her struggles start to unravel, it becomes obvious that her heartache is solely

The Short story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant shows a common message throughout the entire story which is Pride. Pride is the satisfaction from one’s possessions that are widely admired, which is shown multiple times through the main character, Mathilde Loisel. The reader can easily find that the theme of the short story is Pride because of the details the author uses from the beginning of the story, to the end. Mathilde is a proud woman who cares mainly of her wants of expensive things. She is a beautiful woman on the outside, but not so much on the inside. The story shows how pride effects her throughout her situation.