The Necklace

In Guy de Maupassant’s “The Neck”, the reader is confronted by the consequences of Madame Loisel loss of the necklace with the possibilities of losing oneself in the process. Set in Paris during the 1800s, conflicts arose between issues of society and social standing. The main character Marthilde plunges under the pressures of society, but also her and husband gamble for their lives for ten years to pay off their debts. Through the use of literary elements, Madame Loisel’s life portrays the…

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“The Gift of Magi” is a story about two lovable couple sacrificed their important items for the true love. “The Necklace” is a story about a beautiful lady that wants jewelries to show off herself but ends up at a hard-working woman. Della from “The Gift of Magi” and Madame Loisel from “The Necklace” live in the similar conditions but they have different attitude towards their money, physical appearance, and husbands. Madame Loisel is unsatisfied with her money, feels owed something because of…

get what you want. Wealthy people want jewels, dresses, and beauty because with these they can act and look rich. Madame Loisel thinks she needs all of these features because she wants to be rich and powerful. The author Guy De Maupassant of The Necklace, uses tone to show Madame Loisel’s thoughts and beliefs, emotions and feelings, and actions to affect the reader’s view on the character. One way the author uses tone is through Madame Loisel’s thoughts and beliefs. One example is when she…

Guy de Maupassant developes madame Loisel’s character by showing how she changes from vain, self- centered to hardworking. The first topic focuses on how vain Madame Loisel is in the beginning of the story. “No . . . there’s nothing more humiliating than to look poverty-stricken among a lot of rich women.” The quote supports the topic because she is worried of what the rich women might think of her at the ball. She is scared that they might think lowly of her and that she doesn’t deserve to…

This new beginning that Blanche decides to start results in a complete disillusionment “she is daintily dressed in a white suit with a fluffy bodice, necklace and earrings of pearl [….] looking as if she were arriving at a summer tea or cocktail party”(5). Blanche’s fall follow a recurrent pattern that control her actions and the way she is perceived by others. Stella fuels her desire when she decides…

differences between "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant and "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst; however, "The Scarlet Ibis" is the short story that deserves to be called "great." Some similarities that "The Necklace" and "The Scarlet Ibis" have is that both stories are based on the main character being selfish. The author's approached the story with a strong sense of author's style, so the readers can understand the selfish characters that they portray. In "The Necklace"…

Telephone Conversation by Wole Soyinka criticises the racial attitudes of his society to ironically highlight the unjust treatment of black people. The poem features a telephone conversation between an African traveller looking for accommodation and a white landlady, whom, upon hearing that the traveller is black, refuses to lodge him a room. Soyinka constructs three key concepts which include the supposed superiority of the white population, the ignorance of white people and the format of a…

The plot is unexpectedly very much complex and dramatic. The author prefers a family with many friends and associates, she tries within its limited range in order to make it as difficult as possible and she is not pleased with plainly writing two or four characters in isolation. There is clearly an initial situation in the plot because the Bennets have five daughter, none of them is married, no money and a very overly pushy mother who is keen to marry them off to a wealthy man. Then comes…

Question 1 (a) Issue: To determine if there is binding contract between Leila and Julie Leila advertises about her lost gold chain and locket in the local newspaper. Julie was on the way home when she found the jewelleries in the park, recalling that they were lost items from the advertisement she read. She went to Leila’s house to claim the reward. Leila denies rewarding Julie as she thinks that Julie should have called her first. Relevant Law In the eyes of the law, it is important to know…