Gustave de Beaumont

Pride is the state of holding one's self or another in high esteem. In the short story “ The Necklace” the main character, Madame Loisel, learns the role pride plays in her life. Although she lived in the upper middle class, Madame Loisel felt she was poor and became unsatisfied with her life. She wanted the world and all its riches and believed she deserved better. Being so hungover in what she didn’t have or what she couldn’t have she lost sight in how good her life already was. She had so…

Living in The Shadows Since the beginning of time women have been presumed to hold certain titles such as “a good housewife” and “supermom”. Expected to be exemplary mothers and wives while managing a home, bringing up children, pleasing and answering to the requests of their husbands, sometimes even having a full- time job. It’s no wonder how one can lose their self to all the demands and wants of the people in their lives. The events in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of An Hour” and…

In the short story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, Mathilde Loisel, a lovely woman told her husband that she needed jewellery for the ball. Her husband had a marvellous idea, he said to go ask Madame Forestier, her friend, to lend her jewellery because she was rich. Guy de Maupassant uses plot, setting and character to show the reader the theme that you should appreciate what you have. The first way Guy de Maupassant shows the theme is through saying that Mathilde Loisel is sad and poor,…

Calixta, the protagonist of Kate Chopin’s short stories entitled At the Cadian Ball and The Storm, is a young woman that lives her life according to what society believes is right. She comes from a lower-class family, but is also described as a beautiful woman and a “Spanish vixen” (216). Calixta has strong feelings for a “handsome young planter”, but those feelings are overshadowed by a “big, brown, good-natured man” that society believes she should be with because they are in the same class…

Every single person thirsts to be accepted and respected and high regard but some do more than what is necessary to gain that respect. This is essentially true for Mathilde, the protagonist in Guy de Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace”. In the story, Mathilde’s pride causes her to become ashamed of the extent of her poverty, which in turn causes her to lie. This lie inflicts great suffering upon Mathilde. In the short story, it is revealed that pride blinds one and causes one to lie for…

strange life is, how fickle! How little is needed to ruin or to save!”(4), says Guy de Maupassant in his short story, “The Necklace”. This quote explains how drastically a person’s life can change from a decision they make. In “The Necklace,” Madame Loisel loses a necklace she borrowed from her friend, Madame Forestier, This lead to a negative outcome in her life. In the short story, “The Necklace,” the author, Guy de Maupassant, uses characterization and irony to show that being ungrateful for…

People should be thankful for what they have because money has to be earned with hard work. Mme. Loisel did not realize how hard her husband worked and learned the hard way to be appreciative. In “The Necklace” written by Guy Maupassant Mme. Loisel borrows a diamond necklace and ends up paying for her lies she told, literally. This story is fictional, and many people can learn a good lesson from it. Mme. Louisel caused her own downfall because she was greedy, envious, and selfish. Mme.…

In Guy de Maupassant’s short story, “The Necklace,” Mathilde Loisel disdains what she had- a cozy home life, a bowl of hot soup, a loving husband- and seek for possessions that exhibit wealth. Because of her greed, Mathilde lost ten years of youth, leaving everything behind, and is forced to reside as a ragged housewife. De Maupassant informed the reader of Madame Loisel’s longing for wealth and her ungratefulness for what she has, through his use of anaphora. Therefore, Mathilde is a character…

Sacrifice in “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Necklace” In “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry and in “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant the characters face poverty. “The Gift of the Magi” Della and Jim want to get each other something special for Christmas. They both sacrifice their most valuable possessions for each other. “The Necklace” Mathilde asks her husband for money because they are going to the Minister of Education, and she says that her clothes will make her look poor; she gets a…

America has been struggling for racial equality for many years, even today we struggle. Throughout history there has been lots of evidence of America’s failing for racial equality. Today it is better than it used to be, but there are still lasting effects from the struggles before. America has failed in its quest for racial equality by denying the rights of African-Americans throughout history, and not treating them equally. Starting from the beginning, the first piece of evidence would be the…