In the Necklace Guy de Maupassant did not really describe the necklace itself, he only stated that it was “superb” (paragraph 47). However, the author used three different settings such as the original apartment, the ball at the Ministry of Education, and the cold water flat upon the lives of the Loisels. In fact, the author associated the settings with the changing character of the main character, Mathilde Loisel.
The original apartment was described as “grim with drab walls, threadbare furniture, and ugly curtains” (paragraph 3); literally that was exactly the way Mathilde was feeling with the kind of life she was having. In addition, the author described the settings of the apartment reflecting on Mathilde’s unhappiness; for instance, he compared the drab walls with Mathilde’s pla
Furthermore, Maupassant mentioned that at the end of the party Mathilde had to go down the stairs to get out in the street. This action of going down can be associated with the tragedy of losing the necklace, situation that ironically drove the Loisels to an even worse economic condition. An attic flat is where Mathilde and her husband moved to in order to pay their debts. Maupassant did not tell the characteristics of this place, yet it seemed to be pretty uncomfortable because he mentioned all the heavy housework Mathilde had to do such as “carry up water and handwashed dirty linen” (paragraph 99). Surprisingly, Mathilde gave up her dreams of wealth and showed her best qualities of hard work doing activities she never did before. Consequently, Mathilde’s character changed for better although her physical condition went w
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