The Necklace

Forrester. Knowing that the necklace was all paid off, she saw no harm in telling Mrs. Forrester what had happened. With much surprise, Mrs. Forrester laughed and said that her necklace was only costume jewelry. This means that Mathilde gave up everything she had in order to pay off something that never existed. It was an allusion just like the entire life would be. The author themes this story very well, he told about a woman who wanted what she could never have, never realizing that what she…

The Romans Necklace Pale white windows open to the world able to climb through. Wind tracks through the open pale windows blowing everything over and knocking thing to the floor. Pieces of glass shattered and smashed all over the floor. Gashes from falling glass covered the back of the leather couches. A brown coffee table standing tall and still with a shining sparkling turquoise crystal hovering in circles above. I turned to the left only to find a guy lying there with blood covering most of…

to something completely different. In the stories “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant and “The Gift of the Magi” by O.Henry, several different themes are able to be named. However, both stories share one common theme, that being sacrifice. Not only did characters in both stories sacrifice their own happiness because they wanted other people to be happy, but they also did so because they knew it was the right thing to do. In “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi”, it is able to be seen that…

In The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant, Mrs. Loisel endures ten years of hard inducing work, only to discover that she did all of it for nothing, wasting a decade of her life, but is the blame primarily her fault? The discovery of the necklace fraud might lead the reader to believe that this whole situation is all on Mrs. Loisel. Now it might be easy to say she made the primary mistake on that dreadful night, however there are a lot of factors to consider that might sway one’s opinion on the…

The Necklace and Gift of The Magi When someone thinks of two poor women from years ago, they might just think of any ordinary, stereotypical female working at home doing nothing but cleaning, cooking, and sewing. These stories propose a different idea. Two different women go through a series of events in order to succeed in what they’re attempting for someone or themselves. Along with differences of course, they also have many similarities between them, a big one being irony. The two main…

I spent most nights thinking about her and how she was no longer existent. A stone replaced her with her name engraved on it. I stared at it feeling unsatisfied because she just meant so much more in my eyes. She was now lying down still with a stone above her head showing the world she once lived. I found it odd how all-living things become objects or some historical monument at the end of their lives. Something stationary that people admire or reflect on. I found myself crying one late night…

effortless. This exact theme is supported and portrayed within The Necklace, Lamb to the Slaughter, and The Gift of the Magi. All three relationships, whether broken or thriving, prove that failure is prone no matter how compatible two people are. Moreover, while Fawn’s statement is true, a flourishing marriage requires other factors such as truth, friendship, and sacrifice. For instance, Guy de Maupassant’s short story, “The Necklace”, demonstrates how one sided relationships can lead to the…

She suffered because of the poorness of her house as she looked at the dirty walls, the worn-out chairs and the ugly curtains. All these things that another woman of her class would not even have noticed, tormented her and made her resentful.” (The Necklace) Mathilde was not only hate-filled with her incapacity to improve her economic status, but the Loisel also value different things, with those values going along gender lines. When her husband gets them an invitation to take her out and try…

The Same in the End It is hard to believe how two women with completely different lives can share the same thoughts. “The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant is about Mme.Loisel, a trouble young lady who is ungrateful and greedy. In John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” the main character, Elisa Allen, appears to be a typical housewife with a pleasant life. However, Elisa’s character is anguished on the inside with feelings she has kept to herself. Mme.Loisel and Elisa lead two very different lives…

The Necklace In my literary analysis of the Neckless the Author presents a women who was born into a life of mediocracy but longed for an existence of privilege and prestige. Mme. Loisel is described as even though pretty and charming had nothing of monetary means that made her look effluent in the eyes of upper class. In paragraphs one through four she describes her failure to measure up to what her expectations are of the rich and famous. She wishes to be adored by distinguished gentlemen…