The Necklace Irony

The short story“The Necklace” by Gui de Maupassant follows Madame Loisel and her husband who are living in the middle-class during the rise of the middle class in Paris, France.There are many different examples of irony throughout the short story, demonstrating Maupassant's talent at commenting on the society in which he was immersed in. The theme of “The Necklace” is revealed through the character Madame Loisel, irony, and symbolism.

The title of the story is “the necklace” that is deeply didactic. The necklace is a symbol of envy and greed which are the leading themes of the story. It owns a central role in the story of vanity and ruined human life, put on material object. The necklace represents that deceiving other people will inevitably lead to one’s downfall. Also, in a symbolical way, it shows how greed can change a human’s soul. It reminds us to avoid Madam Loisel’s fatal mistakes who was lost Madame Forestier’s diamond and replace it like that again with thirty-four thousand francs. Unfortunately, she did not know how much the real worth of the diamond was. It just five hundred francs mostly because that diamond is imitation. The example of the protagonist induces us to realize that hubris is

‘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

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The story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant shows greed can take away your view of happiness and enjoyment from your life. The writer developed the story in which the lesson is learned at the end. It shows the life and hopes of a ordinary girl Madame Loisel who dreams of being dressed with diamonds and extravagant dresses. Her dignity causes her constant discomfort in life. “She had a friend, a former school-mate at the convent, who was rich, and whom she did not like to go and see anymore she suffered so much when she came back.” (pg 1) Showing the letdowns in Madame Loisel’s life, there is a image created of her want for wealth. The story uses irony in order to describe her situation in life, her empty feelings, and the consequences greed can lead to.

There are many people in the world that are selfish and only care about their possessions, and these people rarely learn their true wealth and fortune. In Guy de Maupassant's “The Necklace,” Mathilde Loisel was one of the few people who change; she must give everything away and work to pay off a borrowed necklace she lost at a ball, but this hard work taught Mathilde to accept her life and how it had changed. Working to pay for the necklace changed Mathilde from a spoiled and selfish lady to an accepting and happy person.

For this first paragraph, i will be discussing how the necklace relates to wants and needs. The necklace proves that you can have wants, but you cannot let them overpower needs and you cannot let them make you stop appreciating what you have in life. Mathilde takes a necklace from her friend, and then loses it. She would not tell her friend, because she was scared. She wanted to look more beautiful with more expensive jewelry, but could not afford to replace it. She was irresponsible. “ I hate not having a single jewel, not even a stone…” (maupassant 375). She wants to be rich and have all the jewels in the world, more than just appreciating what she has and accepting it.

Mathilde Loisel was a very unhappy, dissatisfied middle-class woman who was always daydreaming about being part of the upper class. She believes she was supposed to be wealthy and live a glamourous life. She believes that she is entitled to have all the luxuries that life can give her but she was not born into wealth. Mathilde Loisel is a pretty and charming but simple woman. She gives the impression of a desperate housewife. As a result, she turns greedy and selfish. Mathilde seems to suffer and dream about everything from her clothes to her apartment and even her furniture. She wants more than she is able to afford. She suffers because of her modest lifestyle and belongings when she wants expensive things. She wants everyone to envy her. Mathilde displays a classic example of situational

In the famous short story, The Necklace, Guy de Maupassant portrays a girl named Mathilde who expects everything to be handed to her on a silver platter. Mathilde believes that she is too beautiful to be poor even though she is not very poor. She has a comfortable life, but her greed gets the best of her. Mathilde’s husband wants to please her, she gives her as much as he can to make her happy. She still wants more, and this causes her to end up with less money that she did before. Mathilde has to endure hard labor for many years because of her greediness. Maupassant uses irony to develop the theme of the danger of greed in The Necklace by showing Mathilde’s wish for happiness, love for money, and focus of appearances.

The “Necklace” is a unique story, which serves as a lesson for all to learn; since life is unpredictable, we ought to be content with what we have and who we are, no matter the circumstances. The story by Guy De Maupassant, was well written and with clarity, transition from one scene to another was brilliant, and speaks a volume about the significance of contentment. The story which talks about Madame Loisel the wife of a clerk, and how her desire and greed to be like the upper class, led her and her husband to ten years of rigid labor in order to replace the missing necklace she borrowed from a friend to attend an extravagant party.

In the short story, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, a poor woman named Mathilde receives an invitation to a formal party at a mansion. When she realizes that she has nothing to go in, she and her husband spend their savings to buy a dress, and she borrows a diamond necklace from a wealthy friend. Mathilde attends the party and has a wonderful time, but upon returning home she discovers that the necklace is missing. The couple buys a replacement, needing to work ten years to pay for it. After they finally pay it off, they discover that the original necklace wasn’t real diamond, and only worth 500 francs. One example of conflict in the story occurs when Mathilde first opens her invitation. She wants to attend the party more than anything,

In the story, “The Necklace”, by Guy de Maupassant, a young woman by the name of Mathilde loses a very pretty necklace that she borrowed from her friend at a fancy ball. She and her husband then try to pay back the necklace by taking out a loan to purchase a new one, and and paying off the debts, which takes ten years. Only to discover later that the necklace was actually not diamond, as she had thought. In “The Necklace”, Mathilde learns that you can not always have what you desire most after she worked to replace a fake necklace her entire life. Through her hard-work and perseverance, Mathilde reveals that you must work especially hard for the things you really want. Because of her greed, Mathilde’s character shows the reader that you can not just get what you wish for without putting in the work.

The Necklace is a short story based in France in late 19th century and how people were judged on their appearance and wealth rather than personality. Maupassant explores the themes of materialism and selflessness. He follows the guidelines of literary realism to express the real mentality of people at the time. It is based on a middle classed woman married to a well earning junior clerk with a decent life who always thought she was intended for more. Through the use of realistic descriptions and characterization, Maupassant creates for us a negative image of society in France at the time.

The short story “The Necklace” is one of the most significant stories that I believe the message through it is so powerful for women. “The Necklace” is a story about a woman named Mathilde Loisel that thought she was supposed to be born into a wealthy family and behaving like one. Unfortunately, the destiny of her life did not match with what she actually wanted—the luxurious life fill with happiness, attentions and jewelries. “She was one of those pretty and charming girls who are sometimes, as if by a mistake of destiny, born in a family of clerks.” The first thing that we know about Mathilde from the first sentence of the story is that she seems that she was meant for a life of luxury and wealth, but oppositely born into a low middle-class family who parents were clerks. She was also married to a little clerk at the Ministry of Public Instruction. The real conflict between what she wanted to be represent out of her life and what really are established in her life happened when her husband brought back an invitation letter to a ministerial ball. Mathilde prepared her best, from her dress to the jewelry that she wears to look magnificent at the ball. Then, everything changed her life and her eagerness towards wealth after the calamity that she lost the necklace that she borrowed from Mme. Forestier.

Many critics have read “The Necklace” as a Cinderella tale in reverse. Like Cinderella, Madame Loisel lives a common life among middle class people. Both women are attending a ball that was meant for the people of the upper class. In Madame Loisel’s extreme happiness she forgets she has nothing “beautiful” enough to wear to this ball. May I remind you she has plenty of dresses, but none of them are good enough for her because she wants to make a good impression on the the upper class members of this party, this is an example of Madame Loisel’s ungratefulness. Like Cinderella, Madame Loisel also has a “godmother”, this is her childhood friend who has come about money in her lifetime, and also her husband. Madame Jeanne Forestier and her husband both play the role of the godmother because Monsieur Loisel spends all of his savings to buy his wife a new dress ,and Madame Forestier lets Madame Loisel borrow her beautiful diamond necklace. Although Madame Forestier is letting Madame Loisel borrow her necklace, the fact that she has so many beautiful jewels to choose from makes Madame Loisel