The Admirable Mr. Loisel
Mr. Loisel can be called untruthful and even a coward for him having his wife write a letter lying to Mrs. Forestier. But if one was to look past these flaws in Mr. Loisel, the husband in De Maupassant’s “The Necklace”, I think one would see an honorable man. Although he is not perfect I think he makes the best of a difficult situation. I believe Mr. Loisel is a respectable man because he is loyal, he works hard, and he is a loving husband. As this story unfolds I see an attribute of loyalty that most men lack. He is a loyal worker at his job as a clerk in the office of the Board of Education. He remembered “[H]e would have to be at the office by ten o’clock” (68). Even though he stays out with his wife till four o’clock and then searches for the necklace for three more hours, he will be at work on time. He is also loyal to Mrs. Loisel. It takes a strong man to stick with a woman wh
After reading “The Necklace” one might think of Mr. Loisel as a fool because he paid sixty times the actual cost of the necklace. But, one must remember that he did not know that the jewels that his wife had lost were false. Although some readers may not think too highly of Mr. Loisel, I believe he is a faithful, hard working, and caring person. Even though he made some mistakes, I can’t say that most men could have done better. o in one night put them so far in dept. Allot of men would have left her or at least divorced her within the next ten hard years. Mr. Loisel remained loyal to her even though she had lost a necklace that cost an absurd amount of money. Finally, Mr. Loisel’s most attractive trait is he is a loving husband. Mr. Loisel does his best to please his wife. He brings her an invitation to the Ministers Ball, which he says, “I had a great deal of trouble to get it. Everybody wishes one, and it is
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Board Education,
Ministers Ball,
De Maupassant’s,
Necklace” Loisel,
Loisel Loisel,
Finally Loisel’s,
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lost necklace,
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“the necklace”,
loving husband,
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Approximate Word count = 632
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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