The Necklace

“The Necklace” Breanne Jones Catherine Knight Anne Riley Green Guy de Maupassant Breanne Jones Catherine Knight Anne Riley Green Blayne Newsome

Guy De Maupassant Author Published 1884 Maupassant was extremely successful during his lifetime and “The Necklace” was an instant success Author Don’t mess with the ‘Stache

Madame Mathilde and her husband are not well off financially The Necklace Overview Madame Mathilde and her husband are not well off financially She has always dreamed of being rich.

Overview: When the couple is invited to a ball, Madame Loisel must find jewelry and fine clothing so she can attend the event. The trouble begins when her jewelry is lost.

Literary Focus Themes Appearance vs. Reality Rich vs. Poor Generosity vs. Greed Madame Loisel is pretty and charming, but she is also unhappy with her lot in life and believes that she deserves more. Madame Loisel’s belief that beautiful things and luxury are essential to her happiness is the untruth that scars her physical beauty. Madame Loisel’s greed stands in marked contrast to the generosity of her husband and Madame Forestier.

The necklace is the central symbol of the story. ‘‘The Necklace’’ is told by an omniscient third-person narrator. The narrator does have access to the characters‘ thoughts. The necklace is the central symbol of the story. The necklace comes to represents Madame Loisel's greed and also her artificiality. Literary Focus Point of View Symbolism

Literary Focus: Irony In a society that so highly values appearance, it is ironic that the beautiful Madame Loisel is excluded from society because of her class standing. The greatest irony of all, however, comes during the story’s surprise ending.

Beautiful woman on the outside but has a superficial personality Believes that she is meant for better things than the middle-class Infatuated with superficial things: a ball gown better furniture fancy jewelry Characters Madame Mathilde Loisel

Content with social situation Attentive to his wife's desires, Acts in stark contrast to his wife: generous, hard working, selfless Characters Monsieur Loisel

Basic Situation: Madame Loisel loses the diamond necklace that her friend, Madame Forestier, lent her when she was invited to a ball. Internal Conflict: Madame Loisel has to decide whether or not to tell Mme. Forestier the truth. Complications: The couple doesn’t have enough money to buy a replacement necklace. Climax: When Mme. Loisel loses the necklace. Resolution: Mme. Loisel and her husband borrow money to buy a new necklace.

Protagonist: Mathilde Loisel Dynamic Character: Mathilde Loisel. Static Character: Mme. Forestier, Mme. Loisel’s Husband.

Setting Setting : Set in Paris, France, in the late 1800’s.

Vocabulary Incessantly - endlessly; constantly - Phil incessantly played his guitar while Jeremy was trying to sleep. Disconsolate - so unhappy that nothing can comfort; hopeless and depressed -The team was disconsolate because they lost the championship game.

Aghast - filled with fear, horror, or amazement -The chimpanzee was aghast when he discovered that there were no more bananas left. Gamut - the entire range or series of something -There is a gamut of colors in the rainbow. Privation - the lack of the comforts or basic necessities of life -The privation the people have in Haiti is upsetting to the people who have everything.

Literary Element Point of view- refers the relationship of the narrator to the story. In a story with third- person omniscient, the narrator is not a character in the story but someone who stands outside the story and comments on the action. A third- person omniscient narrator knows about everything that is going on in the story that the characters themselves could not reveal. The point of view helps shape the story.