Expecting the Unexpected
The Jewelry
Guy de Maupassant
Some things in life are really unpredictable. There are instances in everyone’s life where we have tremendous experience that suddenly change our pace. Someone might have been good at guessing what could happen next and there may times when we can predict what is going to happen but there has not been always a sure answer. Things happen. No matter how much we avoid it. Sometimes to our advantage. Sometimes, it is not. But in most cases, we can learn something in every situation.
The story of the Jewelry gives me lots of things to think about. When I first read the title I totally have the impression that it will be about passion and indulgence into temporal or material things like wealth and luxuries. I thought I was right because the protagonist’s wife, Mrs. Lantin has a passion in jewelries, however it was mentioned during the first part of the story that her jewelries are fake. So that somewhat gave me an interest to read the story more and further find out what will happen until the end of the story. The narrator tells the story as a 3rd person. He described the characters very well. His definition of the characters provides a good description of what kind of person’s the characters are.
The first part of the story describes an attractive and interesting girl. He said that; “Her modest beauty had a charm of angelic shyness; and the slight smile that always dwelt about her lips seemed a reflection of her heart.” And “The man who gets her will be lucky. No one could find a nicer girl than that.” This lines will give an idea that this girl is such a woman of every man’s dreams. On the other hand the narrator describes the protagonist, Mr. Lantin as a commoner. Who earns 3500 francs a year, and seems there’s nothing much so interesting about his personality and lifestyle. Although it was mentioned that he work as a chief clerk in the office of the Interior, there is nothing fantastic about him that was included in the
Guy de Maupassant
Some things in life are really unpredictable. There are instances in everyone’s life where we have tremendous experience that suddenly change our pace. Someone might have been good at guessing what could happen next and there may times when we can predict what is going to happen but there has not been always a sure answer. Things happen. No matter how much we avoid it. Sometimes to our advantage. Sometimes, it is not. But in most cases, we can learn something in every situation.
The story of the Jewelry gives me lots of things to think about. When I first read the title I totally have the impression that it will be about passion and indulgence into temporal or material things like wealth and luxuries. I thought I was right because the protagonist’s wife, Mrs. Lantin has a passion in jewelries, however it was mentioned during the first part of the story that her jewelries are fake. So that somewhat gave me an interest to read the story more and further find out what will happen until the end of the story. The narrator tells the story as a 3rd person. He described the characters very well. His definition of the characters provides a good description of what kind of person’s the characters are.
The first part of the story describes an attractive and interesting girl. He said that; “Her modest beauty had a charm of angelic shyness; and the slight smile that always dwelt about her lips seemed a reflection of her heart.” And “The man who gets her will be lucky. No one could find a nicer girl than that.” This lines will give an idea that this girl is such a woman of every man’s dreams. On the other hand the narrator describes the protagonist, Mr. Lantin as a commoner. Who earns 3500 francs a year, and seems there’s nothing much so interesting about his personality and lifestyle. Although it was mentioned that he work as a chief clerk in the office of the Interior, there is nothing fantastic about him that was included in the