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    end there will always be a consequence for avaricious actions. In the story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, Madame Mathilde Loisel was greedy in the beginning but became dependent and hardworking at the end. Throughout the beginning of the story “The Necklace” Madame Loisel was greedy and conceited. For example, she had always felt as if she “herself [was] born for every delicacy and luxury” (Maupassant). Loisel thought highly of herself, and was constantly asking her husband for more. Not caring

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    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. That is to say that in “The Necklace,” Mathilde’s perception of herself as a woman of higher social standing lead to her losing the one thing she had going in life, her true beauty. “It is Madame Loisel 's desire to be part of the upper class

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    How does Guy de Maupassant create sympathy in the short story ‘The Necklace? The Necklace is a story written with the intent of the combination of greed, vanity, forbidden desire and wealth. It was written by a famous writer named Guy De Maupassant. Throughout the story, it talked about a woman named Mathilde. She was overpowered with discontent of her situation in society and wanted more than she could afford. She daydreamed about the pleasures of life and grieved about how little she had. Her husband

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    Guy de Maupassant, an author, is famous for having an unpredictable twist in his stories and this is exactly what he portrayed in The Necklace. So, who this is Guy de Maupassant? Already we can assume by his name that he is French. Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant named at birth was conceived to an affluent family at the Chateau de Miromesnil in France on the 5th of August, 1850. When Guy was eleven his parents separated *why* which as a result left his mother to raise both him and his younger

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    The Necklace Dynamic

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    In "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, the character Mathilde is a dynamic character. From the beginning of the story, Mathilde takes money for granted. Her husband works hard every day and all she does is feel sorry for herself because she is not wealthy. Once, she lost Madame Forestier's necklace she had to start doing housework, like cooking and doing laundry. By doing this she had a slight insight on how hard her husband works to earn what they have. Mr. Loisel works two jobs, he balances a

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    stories are “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupossant and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber. “The Necklace” is about a materialistic woman who faces consequences because of her envious personality and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” is about a man who experiences daydreams randomly throughout the day. Although both short stories used literary elements, Guy de Maupassant utilized them for readers to understand and enjoy the story more than James Thurber. “The Necklace” is a short story

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    stories are “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber. “The Necklace” was about a materialistic woman who faced consequences because of her envious personality and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” was about a man who experienced daydreams randomly throughout the day. Although both short stories used literary elements, Guy de Maupassant utilized them for readers to understand and enjoy the story more than James Thurber. “The Necklace” was a short story

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    A Fools Payment

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    A Fools Payment A Fool’s Payment In the short story, “The Necklace,” a greedy and selfish woman brings financial ruin upon herself and her husband. They go from a comfortable lifestyle in a slightly shabby apartment to an impoverished existence in an attic apartment. Mathilde Loisel was born to a lower middle class French family, but she wished that she could have of noble birth. Her longing for a better life caused her great grief. When she could have been happy with her situation in life

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    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

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    The character Mathilde in Guy de Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace” would be classified as a dynamic character. A dynamic character is one who experiences an internal change by the end of the text. Mathilde would be classified as a dynamic character because she learns a lesson. The lesson Mathilde learns is if you do something good or bad, you should face the music and be honest about it because it could be worse for you in the long run if you aren’t. de Maupassant conveys this using multiple

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