Archetypes In The Necklace
One should be satisfied with anything good they have. In the short story “The Necklace”, written by Guy de Maupassant, Madame Loisel is unhappy with her life and always wants more. Madame Loisel feels that she should have been born for luxury. She wants to have all these expensive items, such as jewelry. Her husband surprises her by getting her an invitation to the Minister of Education and Madame Ramponneau. She ends up borrowing a necklace from her friend and loses it. Madame Loisel and her husband then spent most of their lives on a journey to pay the necklace off. Madame Loisel constantly complained about everything and was never satisfied. “The Necklace” is one story that follows the steps of the Hero’s Journey. The archetypes of the Hero’s
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Madame Loisel is the hero of the story, but she does not act like it. Madame Loisel thinks she is a pretty girl that should have been born into a wealthy family and married to a rich man. Instead, she let herself marry a clerk in the Ministry of Education. Massupassant shows her feelings and expensive taste when he says, “She suffered endlessly, feeling herself born for every delicacy and luxury. She suffered from the poorness of her house, from its mean walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains.” Madame Loisel comes off as ungrateful and impolite because of how she reacts to certain situations. There have been multiple occasions where she has snapped back at her husband when he was just trying to help her. For example, her husband went out of his way to get an invitation to a special occasion from his work. He thought it would be something she would enjoy. She was unhappy when he gave it to her and ended up getting mad at her husband. Guy de Maupassant shows Madame Loisel frustration by saying, “Instead of being delighted, as her husband hoped, she flung the invitation petulantly across the table.” She was too worried about what she was going to wear to even appreciate her husband for trying to surprise her by going out for an
Madame Loisel is the hero of the story, but she does not act like it. Madame Loisel thinks she is a pretty girl that should have been born into a wealthy family and married to a rich man. Instead, she let herself marry a clerk in the Ministry of Education. Massupassant shows her feelings and expensive taste when he says, “She suffered endlessly, feeling herself born for every delicacy and luxury. She suffered from the poorness of her house, from its mean walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains.” Madame Loisel comes off as ungrateful and impolite because of how she reacts to certain situations. There have been multiple occasions where she has snapped back at her husband when he was just trying to help her. For example, her husband went out of his way to get an invitation to a special occasion from his work. He thought it would be something she would enjoy. She was unhappy when he gave it to her and ended up getting mad at her husband. Guy de Maupassant shows Madame Loisel frustration by saying, “Instead of being delighted, as her husband hoped, she flung the invitation petulantly across the table.” She was too worried about what she was going to wear to even appreciate her husband for trying to surprise her by going out for an