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The Necklace Rhetorical Analysis
Armando Martinez Dr. Tatum English 1302.DCD 24 January 2012 Précis of The Necklace “How little a thing it takes to destroy you or to save you.” That is a quote from the short story The Necklace written by Guy de Maupassant. This short story to me is a kind of cause and effect story as well. Maupassant writes about a charming lady named Mathilde who is married to a man by the name of Charles Loisel, a clerk. Mathilde daydreams about being wealthy. One day Charles come from his work and has an invitation to a very important dance. When he gives the invitation to Mathilde, she gets very upset. Charles is shocked because he thought Mathilde would be very delighted. Then Charles finds out that she does not want to go because Mathilde
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