The Necklace

In the short story “The Necklace” the necklace plays a major symbolic role. The Necklace symbolizes high social status and wealth. When Mathilde gets invited to the party she insists on looking wealthy. “No; theres nothing more humiliating than to look poor among other women who are rich”(881). She needs an accessory that makes her look rich so she can fit in with the other women. The necklace she borrows from Madame Forestier symbolizes her aspirations of being in the higher place in society.…

“Tina Degroot, please come and retrieve your pill supply!” screeched an official over an intercom. The girl who was just called looked about 21 years old and had a stern expression plastered onto her narrow face. She had long jet black hair that swished as she walked into one of the many rooms where the officials handed out the pill supply. “Cora Strathmore, please come and retrieve your pill supply!” screamed another official over the same intercom. When Cora stepped through the…

never try to be someone you are and always be yourself. Madame Loisel learned to always tell the truth and if she would of told the truth shouldn't of had paid way more money than she would have had to pay if she told her friend she lost it, the necklace Madame loisel used was a fake and could of bought it for 500 dollars. When Madame Loisels husband bought her a ticket to the ball, she wasnt happy because she didn't have a dress she could use to the ball and her husband had some money saved up…

“sad, uneasy, and anxious” (222). She worries that although she seems wealthy, people might find out that she can barely afford the dress she wears currently. With the ball still to come, Mathilde hunts for jewels and once she tries on a diamond necklace she “[remains] lost in ecstasy at sight of herself” (225). She only dreams…

certain objects that are passed on from generation to generation. A three golden chained emerald necklace was the precious object passed on. In the Garth family, Celia’s parents had died and passed on an emerald necklace to Celia, which her father had given her mother when they got married. This necklace had been passed from generation to generation ever since the first Garths came over from England. The necklace has three parts that are important to the book Celia Garth by Gwen Bristow: the…

It’s no secret that when something tragic happens to you, you are no longer the same person as yesterday. The only difference is whether or not the change was for the better or for the worse. In the case of Mathilde in the short story The Necklace by Edgar V. Roberts, her character changes at the end of the story. The story is stretched out for more than 10 years. From the start, Mathilde is a working class housewife who is very miserable because she believes she is more worthy of things that…

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 dress and then borrows a necklace from…

money that they should save or put towards bills on frivolous thing like jewelry. Some people may even be like Mme. Loisel and do it because they feel the need to fit in with others. While Mme. Loisel spends her money after she has lost a borrowed necklace the point still remains; people should make the best of and be happy with what they have, instead of attempting to keep up with others. Multiple times Mme. Loisel is not content with what is provided for her even though she should be.…

Attitudes have always been known as tragic flaws for most characters, from Macbeth to Frankenstein their attitude both leads them to their fall from grace. In the short story, The Necklace, Guy De Maupassant does just that. He writes about how a young woman's attitude leads to her downfall; thus leaving her worse off than before. Mathilde Loisel’s tragic flaws leads to both her and Mr. Loisel’s to fall from grace. Mathilde Loisel’s selfish and greedy attitude is her major flaw, which corrupts…

Maupassant emphasizes the drudgery of the work Mathilde endures to maintain the flat, such as walking up many stairs, washing floors with large buckets of water, cleaning greasy and encrusted pots and pans, taking out the garbage, washing clothes by hand, and haggling loudly with local shopkeepers. All this reflects her coarsening and loss of sensibility, also shown by her giving up hair and hand care and by wearing cheap dresses. The work she performs, however, makes her heroic (9). As she…