Have you ever wondered what would you do if you lost your friend’s “diamond” necklace (which turned out to be fake)?
“The Necklace” is a short story written by Guy de Maupassant. Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5, 1850, at the Chateau de Miromesnil, France, he was a French writer whose literary work is very well known. Maupassant’s literary career started in the 1880s, just after he published “The Necklace”. Despite he was a very well known writer, Maupassant never married, mostly because of his fear of being abandoned as he was by his father. As he grew older, Maupassant became more withdrawn and obsessed with death, and he was institutionalized after he tried to kill himself in 1891. He died two years later, on July 6, 1893. In …show more content…
“Then they went from jeweler to jeweler, searching for another necklace like the first, consulting their memories, both ill with remorse and anguish of mind”.
The quote demonstrates that they were very worried, and that they tried to find a replacement as soon as possible, but they weren’t lucky, that’s why Mathilde is very dedicated, she tried her best to find another necklace. 2-Maupassant describes how ashamed Mathilde is of herself because she lost the necklace she borrowed from her friend Madame Fostier.
“When Madame Loisel took back the necklace to Madame Forestier, the latter said to her in a chilly voice: "You ought to have brought it back sooner; I might have needed it." She did not, as her friend had feared, open the case. If she had noticed the substitution, what would she have thought? What would she have said? Would she not have taken her for a thief?”
The quote proves that Mathilde was too ashamed to tell Madame Fostier the truth, so she did everything she could for Mme. Fostier not to notice she had lost her necklace, that shows that Mathilde is a good woman, who knows what’s the right thing to
“The Necklace” is a short story written by Guy de Maupassant. Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5, 1850, at the Chateau de Miromesnil, France, he was a French writer whose literary work is very well known. Maupassant’s literary career started in the 1880s, just after he published “The Necklace”. Despite he was a very well known writer, Maupassant never married, mostly because of his fear of being abandoned as he was by his father. As he grew older, Maupassant became more withdrawn and obsessed with death, and he was institutionalized after he tried to kill himself in 1891. He died two years later, on July 6, 1893. In …show more content…
“Then they went from jeweler to jeweler, searching for another necklace like the first, consulting their memories, both ill with remorse and anguish of mind”.
The quote demonstrates that they were very worried, and that they tried to find a replacement as soon as possible, but they weren’t lucky, that’s why Mathilde is very dedicated, she tried her best to find another necklace. 2-Maupassant describes how ashamed Mathilde is of herself because she lost the necklace she borrowed from her friend Madame Fostier.
“When Madame Loisel took back the necklace to Madame Forestier, the latter said to her in a chilly voice: "You ought to have brought it back sooner; I might have needed it." She did not, as her friend had feared, open the case. If she had noticed the substitution, what would she have thought? What would she have said? Would she not have taken her for a thief?”
The quote proves that Mathilde was too ashamed to tell Madame Fostier the truth, so she did everything she could for Mme. Fostier not to notice she had lost her necklace, that shows that Mathilde is a good woman, who knows what’s the right thing to