1. Descriptive Essay
"She had a friend, a former schoolmate at the convent, who was rich, and whom she did not like to go and see anymore.".
Her fascination with the upper class is very evident at the ball. She refuses to be with her husband, or wear anything that associates her with the lower class. She is blind to the reality of her own lifestyle. Losing the necklace plays a significant role in Mathilde's pride. He dresses as elegantly as possible, clinging to the dream that "Natural fineness, instinct for what is elegant, suppleness of wit, are the sole hierarchy, and make from women of the people the equals of the very greatest ladies". However, after she attends the ball her life slopes downward as debt on the necklace forces her into poverty. On more than one occasion she has the chance avoid or correct her difficulties with the necklace, and though the humble solution is also the best solution in both cases, she chooses to suffer unnecessarily for vanity's sake. She makes the choices she does because her pride will not allow her to do otherwise.
Mathilde is filled with excessive pride that conquers her life. Her pride is so strong and evident that she cannot face the reality of her middle class stature. After being invited to the ball, Mathilde feels that she has to live up to her pride by being the most elegant woman there. Committed to the belief that "there's nothing more humiliating than to look poor around other women who are rich," she decides that to merely have a dress is not good enough. She tells her husband that she wants jewelry. So she asks her old school friend if she can borrow a necklace, which as far as she knows may be worth thirty-six thousand francs. She uses this necklace at the ball, dancing with other men than her husband, while he sleeps in the back room. Between the hours in a crowded ballroom and the long walk to find a cab in the night, it was not at all improbable that the seemingly valuable necklace would have been stolen.
Then we made necklaces out of the seashells for all family members. ... Once we finished making each necklace, it was our grandmother's job to finish up everything with a knot. Making necklaces was not only the young Kim sisters' hobby, but also the entire Kim family's amusement and specialty. ... Not able to be satisfied with the joy brought by the necklaces, my sisters and I collected seashells once again. ...
Then we made necklaces out of the seashells for all family members. ... Once we finished making each necklace, it was our grandmother's job to finish up everything with a knot. Making necklaces was not only the young Kim sisters' hobby, but also the entire Kim family's amusement and specialty. ... Not able to be satisfied with the joy brought by the necklaces, my sisters and I collected seashells once again. ...
In Maupassant"s short story "The Necklace," Maupassant writes about Madame Matilda Loisel, a woman who appears to live in a world of fantasy. ... Also, she believes the necklace she borrows from Madame Forestier to wear to the occasion is what attracts attention to her. ... Unfortunately, Matilda loses the necklace and she and her husband, Mr. ... Even though it takes Madame Loisel and her husband ten years to pay off the debt to replace the necklace, she continues to believe the night of the ball was her moment of glory. ...
Then we made necklaces out of the seashells for all family members. ... Once we finished making each necklace, it was our grandmother's job to finish up everything with a knot. Making necklaces was not only the young Kim sisters' hobby, but also the entire Kim family's amusement and specialty. ... Not able to be satisfied with the joy brought by the necklaces, my sisters and I collected seashells once again. ...
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This was one of her few days off, ones in which she spent most of her time writing her plays, poems, or essays for her classes. ... Inside was an amazing little necklace with a small square around the chain. ... Wynne had turned to have Vincent fix the necklace around her neck, as Vincent fixed it securely around Wynne's neck she took a deep breath the smell the rich scent of lavender. ... Wynne slowly turned around and slowly slipped the necklace into her dress top. ...
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