"The Necklace" by Guy De Maupassant tell a story of a materialistic woman named Mathilde Loisel who is "one of those pretty and charming" but always dreams of luxury and wealth. One day, her husband got an invitation to a ball (345). However, she started asking for dress and jewelry so that she could dress nicely and impressed those who were invited. Her husband afforded to buy her a dress but not jewelry, so she had to borrow from a rich friend. She found the one that suit her the best which is the most expensive one-a diamond necklace. After the ball night, she lost the necklace and she secretly replaced it with a new one which cause her and her husband 10 years to pay off all their debt to find out that the diamond necklace was a paste at the end. Most readers will see this story represent the unnecessary lost and ironic. However, the story actual shows how Mathilde Loisel had improved.
Mathilde Loisel's family is not rich, so the luxury life that she wished for which she couldn't have make she always feel "suffered ceaselessly" (345). Feeling herself "born for all the delicacies and all the luxury" make her life "unhappy". She's obsessed with dresses and jewels "and she loved nothing but that" (345). Yet, being cheated by life even though she had her pretty appearance, she was "born in a family of Clerks", married to "a little clerk", "dress plainly because she couldn't dress well" and lived in a house with "the wretched look of the walls, form the worn-out chairs, from the ugliness of the curtains" with "the sight of the little Breton peasant, who did her humble housework" (345). All of though "tortured her and made her angry" (345). She had to live a life "suffered from the poverty of her dwelling" that make her lack access to the comfort of the upper-class life that she thought she deserved to have (345).
Mathilde Loisel is a protagonist that can be described as a dynamic character. ... One of those pretty and charming girls Mathilde Loisel a dynamic character portrays to be very unhappy. ... Loisel borrow a diamond necklace but unfortunately Mrs. Loisel misplaces the necklace. ... After he pays for the necklace Mathilde returns the necklace back to Mrs. ...
"The Necklace" exemplifies the greed that all of us feel at one time or another in our own lives. Based on the story and character of Mathilde Loisel, I feel that she could represent the traits of many of us in the world today. ... However, little did Mathilde know that some of the material things that she was given were cosmetic in nature, none more so then her much adorned necklace that she wore to the formal party hosted by the Minister of Education. ... Mathilde learned this the hard way with Madame Forestier's revelation that the jewels that Mathilde wore to the formal party were fak...
The Metamorphosis of Mathilde Loisel In de Maupassant's "The Necklace," Mathilde Loisel is somewhat like a butterfly. ... Living in high-class society is the fantasy of Mathilde Loisel. ... Loisel, is a poor clerk. ... Loisel uses the inheritance his father left him plus some money he borrows to replace the necklace. ... But for the people who have read "The Necklace," they will see a different metamorphic change, which has occurred, on the inside of Mathilde Loisel....
Mathilde Loisel In "The Necklace" by Guy De Maupassant the protagonist character is Mathilde Loisel. ... Loisel gives up his summer savings in order to afford a new dress for Mathilde but when the night comes she is not completely pleased so Mathilde borrows a beautiful diamond necklace from a wealthy friend, Jeanne. After a wonderful night of beauty and admiration the necklace is lost. ... Loisel. ... Loisel finally was able to talk to Jeanne she found out the necklace she had lost was only costume jewelry. ...
Irony Isolates Character In "The Necklace," Guy de Maupassant deliberately attempts not to show the significance of the diamond necklace to express irony through out the story. He uses irony to isolate the main character, Mathilde Loisel. ... Maupassant uses various situations through the story to reflect the changes of what Mathilde Loisel goes through concerning her attitudes, desires, and self-acceptance related towards her formal and new life. Mathilde Loisel attitude towards her social ranking makes her feel cheated in life. ... Math...
Mathilde Loisel, as the main character of the story, is truly believable. ... Throughout the story of "The Necklace" Mathilde Loisel's discontent with her average life is evident. ... Losing the necklace plays a significant role in Mathilde's pride. ... Had she stopped to think, Mathilde Loisel may have realized that there was some risk in borrowing a necklace that she thought was so expensive. ... Mathilde Loisel's ultimate downfall is caused by her pride. ...
The protagonist, Mathilde Loisel, shows many characteristics that bring about her downfall. ... Maupassant describes Mathilde Loisel's character as very greedy. ... Mathilde is also vain and manipulative. ... Then she discovers a necklace of diamonds, tries it on and is very happy at the sight of herself. ... Loisel instructs Mathilde to write to her friend saying that she has broken the clasp of the necklace and that it is being fixed. ...
Mathilde Loisel and Amanda Winfield grew up poor, for they never had the best clothes, jewels, and were not "popular. ... Ramsey Thesis Statement: Mathilde Loisel and Amanda Wingfield both share some of the same qualities. ... " 2) Mathilde Loisel "She had no clothes, no jewels, no nothing.... Textual Evidence from text #1: 1) Mathilde Loisel "Why darling I thought you'd be pleased, for you never go out." 2) Mathilde Loisel "Nothing, only I haven't got a dress so I can't go....
The short story "The Necklace", by Guy de Maupassant shows how the main character Mathilde wants to live the rich life. ... Loisel's (Mathilde) wants the most. ... Mathilde borrowed a beautiful diamond necklace for the ball. ... When Mathilde goes to take off her necklace she realizes that it is gone. ... Mathilde and her huband go to different jewlery stores to find a necklace to replace the one that was lost. ...
