“The Necklace” The Epilogue By Robynn Jackson “Oh poor‚ poor‚ Mathilde‚ I’m so sorry. My necklace was false and only worth 500 francs at the most!” I saw the words leave Madame Forestier’s lips. I heard them as well. I just couldn’t quite comprehend them. I had to let them sink in. “What exactly do you mean?” My face‚ completely‚ dry of tears‚ began to redden with rage. “Well‚” She began snootily. “Obviously‚ my necklace wasn’t worth 36‚000 francs. It was barely worth 550. Any idiot could
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Greed in the Necklace Since time immemorial‚ the desire for wealth has been a natural and ubiquitous feeling. This is apparent in The Necklace. While Malthilde is attractive‚ lives in a middle class home‚ and has a caring husband‚ her desire for wealth destroys any contentment she might have. When she goes to a party‚ she borrows a diamond necklace from a rich friend so that at least she will look rich. Tragically‚ she loses the necklace. To cover up‚ she buys her friend a new necklace‚ but has to
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story‚ “The Necklace”‚ Guy de Maupassant presents the reader with a story about how coveting and selfishness can cloud an individual’s judgment‚ prompting them to act irrationally‚ and ultimately leading them to their own downfall. The story’s protagonist‚ Mathilde Loisel‚ is a young and beautiful woman
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My book is called Divergent by Veronica Roth. It is 487 pages. How would you feel if the rest of your life would be chosen based on a technological simulation? How would you feel if you had to choose either bravery‚ knowledge‚ service‚ honesty‚ or peace? What if the choice you made meant no going back and maybe even no family? Join Tris as she makes the ultimate choice. In a future dystopian Chicago‚ society is broken into five factions: Candor‚ Abnegation‚ Dauntless‚ Amity‚ and Erudite‚ each
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In “The Necklace” Mathilde Loisel digs herself into a hole of poverty and grief. This is all because of her comparing spirit‚ and discontent. It is because of her actions that poverty fell upon her‚ not because of fate. Throughout the story‚ Mathilde is constantly thinking about how she compares to others‚ and the living conditions she is stuck with. She thinks as if the glass is always half empty. Because she is constantly comparing‚ she always wants‚ and dreams of more. When she is invited to
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In Veronica Roth’s Divergent‚ Tris has to make the most important decision of her life by choosing a new faction. Tris was born into a selfless faction‚ but she has a difficult time playing by their rules. On the other hand‚ she fits right into her new faction‚ and she enjoys the freedom that her old faction was not able to provide. Therefore‚ even though Tris hesitates about being in Dauntless‚ her lack of Abnegation qualities proves otherwise. This can be seen by looking at her lack of selflessness
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In the book Divergent by Veronica Roth‚ she portrays a good message with adventure and some romance. She expresses that everyone is different and you don’t have to be afraid to be yourself. Beatrice Prior and Tobias Eaton‚ also known as Four‚ learn that through a series of events. Beatrice and her mother were getting ready for the stimulation test to see what faction Beatrice belongs in. They were in their plain old house right before the stimulation tests were going to occur. Her mother cut her
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see her husband slowly become furious. Madame Loisel finished what she needed to say. Monsieur Loisel calmly stood up and told Madame Loisel to get back the necklace. Madame Loisel was confused with her husband’s reaction but went to go see Madame Forestier. Madame Loisel got to Madame Forestier house and asked “May I please have the necklace back. I will buy you the exact one that I’ve misplaced.” “Of course not‚ you’ve given it to me so now it’s mine!” Madame Forestier fought back. They continued
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In the story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant‚ the society affects towards the characters that brought out different traits and actions. The character Mathilde Loisel experiences a change‚ effect towards the being of society. She fantasizes‚ experienced‚ and underwent as she was given a chance at something better. As she makes one mistake‚ effects of society take a toll on her as she experienced hardships‚ and a decreasing of her life style. Different points will be discussed such as how this
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Veronica - Why Doesn’t Veronica Leave For The City? The city is an elegant place to live. It calls to the people from the inferior village life. The well led life followed by the city people offers many opportunities compared to the hopelessness of village surroundings. It offers hope‚ the chance to be independent‚ the chance of a job. In the story Veronica by Adewale Maja-Pearce‚ Okeké the ever lasting friend of Veronica is drawn by the attraction of the city for the opportunities he sees for
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