A short story that I have been reading recently is called "The Necklace" by A French Writer called Guy De Maupassant. The story was written in French but has been translated into English.
The main character of this story is a female called Mathilde. She was born into a poor family and she always dreams of a better and richer life. "She thought of long salons fitted with up with antique silk." She is married to M. Loisel who wasn't very rich, he seemed happy with the way his life was. An example is that he was happy to eat a casserole that could have been lying around for several days, "Ah the good pot-a-feu!".
During the story the couple receive an invite to a very rich party. M. Loisel had tried hard to get this invite as normal working class people don't usually get one. He thought that this invite would also make his wife happy. When he received he invite he showed it to he, he didn't get the reaction he expected. She was upset because she had no dress to wear. M. Loisel gave her four hundred francs so that she could buy a new dress for the party.
Once she had bought a dress she realised that she didn't have a piece of jewellery to go with it. Her husband told her to go to her friend Mme. Forestier and ask to borrow some. She went the next day and took the most expensive looking necklace that was there.
When they arrived at the ball Mathilde was the most beautiful woman there. She danced with her husband and had a good time.
They arrived home and Mathilde removed her wraps. She realised that she had lost the necklace. She told her husband and he got worried. They thought about what to do, either buy a replacement or tell her friend she lost it. They decided to replace it and search all the jewellers all over town. They finally found one that looks exactly like it. They put all the money they had towards it and they loaned money, they even went into poverty. They finally got thirty six thousand francs and bought the necklace.
Forrestier that she lost her necklace. ... Forrestier's necklace. ... Forrestier that she lost her necklace, so she goes and replaces the necklace. ... Contributing to the irony is the borrowed necklace. ... They secure the thirty-six thousand for the necklace from Mr. ...
To Mme Loisel, this necklace represented the life that she didn't have and so desperately wanted. After she discovered the necklace had been lost, her whole life was changed. ... Even though Mme Loisel didn't find out until the end of the story, the necklace was a fake. It wasn't the necklace that made her feel that she truly fit in; it was her frame of mind. The necklace, even though merely worth anything, had allowed Mme. ...
"The Necklace" The theme of Guy de Maupassant story "The Necklace" seems to be suggested by the line, "What would have happened if Mathilde had not lost the necklace?". ... Under all the other pieces of jewelry lied a diamond necklace. ... The entire way home she dazzled the necklace. ... Weeks went by and no trace of the necklace showed up. ... Mithilde put the new necklace in a box and gave it to her friend. ...
Still wanting, she asks to borrow a necklace from a rich friend, Mrs. ... When they finally leave and return home, she takes off her shawl and realizes that the necklace is gone: " The necklace was no longer around her neck" (paragraph 61). ... Forrestier that the necklace is broken so that he can have time to replace it. ... Mathilde tells her the truth and finds out that the necklace was nothing more than costume jewelry. Mathilde then begins to wonder what life would have been like without the necklace: "What would life have been like if she had not lost the necklace" (paragraph 105)? ...
In "The Necklace", Mathlid Loisel wants to look and be successful anyway she can. Mathlid Loisel borrows a necklace for one night and loses it; she is forced to pay for it for the next ten years. ... Mathlide Loisel realizes that she had been relativity successful after losing the necklace. The theme of the necklace is that sometimes you are more successful than you may think. ... Therefore, in "The Necklace and Kindly unhitch the Star, Buddy, we see many examples of success. ...
She took a necklace of diamonds and was very happy. ... When they reached their house, she discovered that she had lost the necklace. ... He told her that they must think how to replace that necklace. Next day they went to many jewelers searching for a similar necklace and they found a necklace, which looked exactly like the one they looked for. ... Mathilde went to her because she wanted to tell the truth about the necklace. ...
Once home Madame realized the necklace was not around her neck. ... Loisel borrowed the money to replace the necklace. ... "The Necklace." ... Once home Madame realized the necklace was not around her neck. ... Loisel borrowed the money to replace the necklace. ...
The Necklace At the beginning of the story the "The Necklace" the author De Maupassant illustrates that the main character Mathilde is poor and discontent with her life. ... Forrestier's necklace plays an active role in Mathilde's pride. ... Forrestier that she had lost her necklace, so she would rather replace it than anything else. Her pride will not let her stoop so low into apologizing and instead her pride tells her that she is capable of replacing the necklace, so she goes and replaces the missing necklace. ... Throughout the story "The Necklace," Mathilde Loisel's...
