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    this message is presented in different ways throughout all forms of literature. In Guy de Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace‚” Madame Loisel loses the necklace that she had previously borrowed from a friend and her husband Monsieur loisel meticulously searches the streets to find the necklace which doesn’t turn up and have to work hard to pay it off not knowing that the necklace is of little value. Contrariwise‚ in O. Henry’s short fiction “The gift of the Magi‚” the characters Jim and Della selflessly

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    like this? If someone asks me these kinds of questions‚ then I will immediately say yes. The necklace that my mother gave me on my 14th birthday is probably the most valuable and favorite item that I have ever got. Of course‚ it is not only because of the quality‚ but also because of its meaning. Actually‚ I am always wearing it around my neck even now in order not to lose it.           I can say the necklace is a very important and very familiar item to me. I don’t know why‚ but it makes me feel better

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    Critical Analysis The Necklace (La Parure) is a short story by Guy de Maupassant. By the time "The Necklace" was first published‚ Maupassant had already established his reputation as one of France’s foremost short story writers. The Necklace was first published in 1884 in the French newspaper Le Gaulois. The story has become one of Maupassant’s most popular works and is well known for its twist ending. The Necklace tells the story of a nineteenth-century middle class French couple‚ Monsieur and

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    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

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    called‚ “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant explains how a woman’s beautiful night turned into tragedy. In “The Necklace” a woman‚ Mathilde‚ uses her husband and her friend to get things for the ball. Then‚ later realizes that the necklace was missing. Mathilde spent ten years of her life paying for the replacement necklace. She later finds out that the necklace was an imitation. Guy de Maupassant shows the themes of looks do not matter and being happy with what you have in “The Necklace”. From the

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    The most important symbol in the short story "The Necklace" is the necklace itself. The entire story revolves around it. As we move through the story the necklace takes on different meanings as circumstances change. This is a story about a beautiful woman and a low-class man that sacrifice ten long hard years of their lives for a special night for his spoiled wife. Mr. and Mrs. Loisel were invited to an annual ball held by the Minister of Education. Mrs. Loisel had nothing to wear to

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    The Necklace By Guy de Maupassant Mathilde and Loisel had no luxury at all‚ but Mathilde still wished for the good things in life. Her husband‚ whom would do anything for his wife‚ got an invitation for a party where all the “important people” (177) would be. Not everyone was given an invitation to the party‚ so Loisel thought his wife would be surprised and excited. Mathilde did not appreciate the invitation and offended her husband by saying she’d “look like a pauper” (178) and would “rather

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    I received your letter about the issue concerning your friend’s lost necklace. According to your worried note‚ you had gone to a ball and wore your friend Madame Forestier’s expensive diamond necklace and lost it. The clasp had broken and you didn’t realize it had fallen off until you returned home. My advice to you is to contact the people who hosted the ball and have them look around or ask if anyone found a necklace. If you have no luck‚ be completely honest and tell her what happened

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    ’Man who drops a watch in a toilet is bound to have a crappy time.” - Chinese proverb. “The Necklace” is an interesting tale that takes place during 19th century France. The cause and effect of this story’s plot is both pretty straightforward and ironic about how greed and jealousy are cruel mistresses. The first cause that starts this shindig is the caste system in 1800’s France. The effect is that when the main character Madame Loisel is born into a caste that she feels to low for her standards(this

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    SCENE 1: House Narrator: A women named Mathilde Loisel suffered eternally‚ feeling her born to enjoy all delicacies and all luxuries. She was distressed at the poverty of her dwelling‚ at the bareness of the walls‚ at the shabby chairs‚ the ugliness of the curtains. All those things‚ of which another woman of her rank would never even have been conscious‚ tortured her and made her angry and made her married a little clerk of the Ministry of Public Instruction Monsieur Loisel. Mathilde: (while

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