She didn't want to meet her friend "whom she did not like to go and see any more, because she suffered so much when she came back" because of her jealousy how rich her friend was. She was always unhappy as if "she had fallen from her proper station" (345). Moreover, the idea of her putting material possessions over anything else is showed more clearly when the husband got the invitation to the ball and Mathilde started to force her husband to buy her clothes and jewelry for the ball. When she said she had no dress her husband gave her "four hundred francs. And try to have a pretty dress." Got the dress, she wanted more, a piece of jewelry so that she can look rich, if not she will feel "humiliating to look poor among other women who are rich." If she didn't have what she had asked for she will start "murmuring", had "an irritated glance" so that her husband granted her wish. Moreover, she always act weak like a real rich lady, just "sat waiting on the chair in her ball dress," let her husband ran around in the middle of the night to find the necklace.
After losing the diamond necklace, Madam Mathilde became stronger, prouder and happier. Finding a replacement for the lost necklace is hard, working to pay all the debt was even harder for Mathilde's family. They even have to "dismissed their servants" who took care of all the house work and they also have to "changed their lodgings" which they own into a rented "garret under the roof" (456). The worst thing that Mathilde had to suffer after her lost is "came to know what heavy housework meant and the odious cares of the kitchen". For a women like madam Mathilde, hadn't ever been working except for sitting at one place and dreaming about her luxury life, something had changed significantly in her life. After ten long years, she and her family had finally paid all their debt.
Mathilde Loisel is a protagonist that can be described as a dynamic character. ... One of those pretty and charming girls Mathilde Loisel a dynamic character portrays to be very unhappy. ... Loisel borrow a diamond necklace but unfortunately Mrs. Loisel misplaces the necklace. ... After he pays for the necklace Mathilde returns the necklace back to Mrs. ...
"The Necklace" exemplifies the greed that all of us feel at one time or another in our own lives. Based on the story and character of Mathilde Loisel, I feel that she could represent the traits of many of us in the world today. ... However, little did Mathilde know that some of the material things that she was given were cosmetic in nature, none more so then her much adorned necklace that she wore to the formal party hosted by the Minister of Education. ... Mathilde learned this the hard way with Madame Forestier's revelation that the jewels that Mathilde wore to the formal party were fak...
The Metamorphosis of Mathilde Loisel In de Maupassant's "The Necklace," Mathilde Loisel is somewhat like a butterfly. ... Living in high-class society is the fantasy of Mathilde Loisel. ... Loisel, is a poor clerk. ... Loisel uses the inheritance his father left him plus some money he borrows to replace the necklace. ... But for the people who have read "The Necklace," they will see a different metamorphic change, which has occurred, on the inside of Mathilde Loisel....
Mathilde Loisel In "The Necklace" by Guy De Maupassant the protagonist character is Mathilde Loisel. ... Loisel gives up his summer savings in order to afford a new dress for Mathilde but when the night comes she is not completely pleased so Mathilde borrows a beautiful diamond necklace from a wealthy friend, Jeanne. After a wonderful night of beauty and admiration the necklace is lost. ... Loisel. ... Loisel finally was able to talk to Jeanne she found out the necklace she had lost was only costume jewelry. ...
Irony Isolates Character In "The Necklace," Guy de Maupassant deliberately attempts not to show the significance of the diamond necklace to express irony through out the story. He uses irony to isolate the main character, Mathilde Loisel. ... Maupassant uses various situations through the story to reflect the changes of what Mathilde Loisel goes through concerning her attitudes, desires, and self-acceptance related towards her formal and new life. Mathilde Loisel attitude towards her social ranking makes her feel cheated in life. ... Math...
Mathilde Loisel, as the main character of the story, is truly believable. ... Throughout the story of "The Necklace" Mathilde Loisel's discontent with her average life is evident. ... Losing the necklace plays a significant role in Mathilde's pride. ... Had she stopped to think, Mathilde Loisel may have realized that there was some risk in borrowing a necklace that she thought was so expensive. ... Mathilde Loisel's ultimate downfall is caused by her pride. ...
The protagonist, Mathilde Loisel, shows many characteristics that bring about her downfall. ... Maupassant describes Mathilde Loisel's character as very greedy. ... Mathilde is also vain and manipulative. ... Then she discovers a necklace of diamonds, tries it on and is very happy at the sight of herself. ... Loisel instructs Mathilde to write to her friend saying that she has broken the clasp of the necklace and that it is being fixed. ...
Mathilde Loisel and Amanda Winfield grew up poor, for they never had the best clothes, jewels, and were not "popular. ... Ramsey Thesis Statement: Mathilde Loisel and Amanda Wingfield both share some of the same qualities. ... " 2) Mathilde Loisel "She had no clothes, no jewels, no nothing.... Textual Evidence from text #1: 1) Mathilde Loisel "Why darling I thought you'd be pleased, for you never go out." 2) Mathilde Loisel "Nothing, only I haven't got a dress so I can't go....
The short story "The Necklace", by Guy de Maupassant shows how the main character Mathilde wants to live the rich life. ... Loisel's (Mathilde) wants the most. ... Mathilde borrowed a beautiful diamond necklace for the ball. ... When Mathilde goes to take off her necklace she realizes that it is gone. ... Mathilde and her huband go to different jewlery stores to find a necklace to replace the one that was lost. ...
