THE NECKLACE by Guy de Maupassant THE NECKLACE
“THE NECKLACE” by Guy de Maupassant
“THE NECKLACE” Narrator: Third Person Omniscient • “She suffered ceaselessly…” (194). • “She had no dresses, no jewels, nothing. And she loved nothing but that; she felt made for that” (195). • Intelligent, sophisticated, insightful
“THE NECKLACE” Setting: • Paris, France • Late fall, winter • Pre-1880 • • • Franco-Prussian war of 1870 -71 and the expulsion of Napoleon III Church and State separation for education Maupassant - clerk in the Ministry of Education 1878 to 1880
“THE NECKLACE” Appearance vs. Reality • Mme. Loisel • Msr. Forestier • The necklace
“THE NECKLACE” The Roles of Class Conflict • Mme. Loisel • She suffered ceaselessly • Give invite to a colleague whose wife is better equipped than I” (196).
“THE NECKLACE” The Impact of Wealth and Poverty Generosity vs. Greed Gender Roles in Different Societies
“THE NECKLACE” Symbolism & Metaphor Allegory & Fable • allegory is a figurative device used to present an idea, principle, concept, emotion or meaning • succinct story, in prose or verse, that often features animals, mythical creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are anthropomorphized (given human qualities), and that illustrates a moral lesson which may at the end be expressed explicitly in a concise maxim. Hamartia & Hubris
“THE NECKLACE” Allusion: “…a sphinx-like smile…” (p. 195) Irony • • • “I shall look distressed” (p. 196). “Mme. Loisel looked old now” (p. 201) “Oh, my poor Mathilde! Why, my necklace was paste. It was worth almost five hundred francs” (p. 202).
“THE NECKLACE” by Guy de Maupassant
- Slides: 9