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Narration and Point of View
Like most of Maupassant's short stories, ‘‘The Necklace’’ is told by an omniscient third-person narrator, who refrains from judging the characters or their actions. The narrator does have access to the characters' thoughts, and mentions that Madame Loisel is unhappy because she feels that she married beneath her. But for the most part, the narrator simply describes the events of the story, leaving it up to the reader to determine the nature of the characters through their actions. Most of all, the narrator is...

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1. The Necklace: Introduction
2. Guy de Maupassant Biography
3. Summary
4. Characters
5. Themes
6. Style
7. Historical Context
8. Critical Overview
9. Essays and Criticism
10. Compare and Contrast
11. Topics for Further Study
12. Media Adaptations
13. What Do I Read Next?
14. Bibliography and Further Reading
15. Pictures
16. Copyright

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