The Necklace Lies

It was once said that, “seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised or a little mistaken” (Austen). With today’s ever growing economy it is of no surprise that individuals pretend to be something they are not because they want to give the illusion that they are part of the wealthy class, the elite. This can be seen through Mathilde’s deceiving clothes and jewelry at the ball, where her reality actually matches her dreams. Some individuals may even act as if they are a part of a higher social class than they actually are to attract the more wealthy people towards them or in other words, to fake it until they make it. All of these acts are deception, the intentional act of portraying something fraudulently. In “The Necklace” and “The Monkey’s Paw” the theme of deception is addressed by both de Maupassant and Jacobs, suggesting everything is not what it seems and that true value solely depends on how a person perceives it to be.

In The Necklace, Madame Loisel was embarrassed by her poverty which made her state of being even worse with her self-centered actions. Characteristics to describe her actions would be materialistic, ungrateful, and unappreciative. Evidences from the story, about these characteristics, are given to support them. Madame Loisel have plenty of traits that describes her, but the three that stood out the most was materialistic, ungrateful, and unappreciative. With a simple, loving, and caring husband didn’t stop her self-centered actions.

An analysis that can be drawn from the main characters of “The Dancer” by Bashir Sakhawarz and “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant are the similar aspects of aspiring to be wealthy and aging prematurely due to excessive work loads while the contrasting aspects between the characters are their different motivations behind wanting to attain wealth and the type of work that caused their premature aging. Through the main characters, Madame Loisel and the Queen of Akram, these analyses are made possible; as both wrestle with poverty and yet long for an escape by separate means; Loisel in keeping up appearances although beyond her means and the Queen of Akram performing for men to keep off the streets without taking into account their motives. Similarly,

People who are driven by greed end up focusing on what they do not have instead of being grateful for what they do have. This is relevant in the short story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant because Mathilde Loisel ends up losing everything she owns just because she lets greed drive her decisions and get the best of her. When receiving an invitation to an extravagant ball, she declines because she says she does not have anything nice to wear. In the beginning of the short story she says, “There is nothing more humiliating than looking poor in the middle of a lot of rich women.(Maupassant).” The reader sees how she puts value in possessions and what others think of her. After finding a dress and then borrowing a necklace that she thought

Mrs.Van Bliven shares a balcony with Mr.Schmidt giving Mr.Schmidt an opportunity to look through the glass doors and observe Mrs.Van Blivens belongings. In photograph A, it is clear that the intruder could see through the doors to figure out where Mrs.Van Bliven’s valuables are. The balcony doors are made partially of glass, giving the intruder the perfect opportunity to smash in the window, unlock the door and proceed to enter the suite. Observing photograph A, the suite is found undisturbed, In photograph B the suite has been broken into from the balcony. The window on the balcony door had been smashed to enable the suspect to unlock the door. Mrs.Van Bliven had said, she locked the door so the intruder would have to break the glass to get into the room.

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

The Necklace, by Guy De Maupassant, is about a woman, Mathilde, who will only lie because she doesn’t want to lose any of the fame or class that she has. Mathilde is similar to a bully that doesn’t want to show their true self because they are afraid that others will judge them. She is afraid that people will call her a thief, but in that process, she loses her natural beauty along with everything else she had. Even though both Mathilde and bullies are unique and don’t need to fit in, they lie about themselves and hate others instead of appreciating what they already

But later in the story her discontentment caused her to terrible problem and sealed her fate. The necklace of Madame Forestier has been lost. It is her discontent that caused her to borrow the necklace which she lost. But it is an irony of fate that Mathilde and her husband faced 10 years of hardship for nothing but a fake necklace which cost “at most only five hundred francs.” (6) For this necklace they repaid a debt of “thirty-six thousand francs.” (5) If Mathilde and her husband had admitted to Madame Forestier about the truth of losing the necklace then the consequences would have been different and they would have avoided the hardship. This relates with another morality of the story which is to tell the truth.

In "The Necklace" the authors choice of words, or diction, is very well articulated. I enjoyed this story because the narrator, Guy de Maupassant sets us so much suspense with the tone of the story. Madame Louisel essentailly loses a valuable item, or so she thought, and goes to major extents and even life-deminishing problems to just make it seem like she was not responsible enough to take care of a necklace for a night.

In addition, we learned that there's always a bigger truth behind the small lie,“Oh my poor Mathilde, Mine was an imitation, it was worth 500 francs at most” (Maupassant 11) This means that if she would have told the truth she could have known the bigger truth. Also she would have relieved herself from ten years of hard work for a necklace that was an imitation. Being honest is better than being a

First, Mathilde asks to borrow her desired necklace, to which Madame Forestier replies, "Why, yes, certainly" (Maupassant 3). This foreshadows the deception, as nobody would lend a valuable piece of jewelry to a friend, no matter how close the relation. However, Madame Forestier readily lends it to Mathilde, with no hesitation. After losing the necklace and paying for a more expensive copy of the necklace, Mathilde "[becomes] the woman of impoverished households- strong and hard and rough" in order to repay the debt incurred (Maupassant 5). The necklace deceives Mathilde and her husband to find a more expensive copy of the missing jewelry which they fear is as expensive as the original.

In the story, Mathilde lied about losing the valuable, diamond necklace her friend, Madame Forestier, gave to her. ‘"You must write to your friend," he said, “and tell her that you’ve broken the clasp of her necklace and that you are getting it mended. That’ll give us time to decide what to do.”’ (Maupassant 339) Although she felt bad for what she had done, she didn't want to suffer the consequences.

In the story ¨The Necklace¨ by Guy de Maupassant Mme. Loisel ends up losing her friends necklace and has to buy her a new one. She has many misfortunes and blames them all on her friend, Mme. Forestier. She does not take her own responsibilities by blaming it on other people instead of herself. Mme. Loisel does not tell Mme. Forestier about the lost necklace, she instead lies to her about it by saying she will return it soon. In the story, it is also clear that Mme. Loisel's husband buys her an invitation and is unhappy because she has nothing to wear. This shows that Mme. Loisel is ungrateful, irresponsible, and dishonest

Appearance depends on one’s attitude and someone’s attitude relies on one’s most wanted desires and dreams. Sometimes, it takes a small occasion to modify someone’s life and help him or her see how an action can alter the rest of his or her life. In “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, a minor event changes the life of the main character Madame Loisel. Madame Loisel loses a necklace and has to work for the money to replace it. Throughout the story Madame Loisel's attitude, dreams, and appearance change drastically, as the events that take place, such as losing the necklace, alter her usual lifestyle.

The Necklace The theme of The Necklace revolves around deceit. The deleterious effects that lives, fear, and assumptions have on lies, morality, and ethics can be seen in everyday life. Examples of this could be; lying to get out of trouble, cheating on your spouse, or maybe even passing off fake products as the real deal.