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The Necklace
by
Guy de Maupassant
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Summary
Themes
Themes: All Themes
Themes: Greed
Themes: Deceptive Appearances
Themes: Beauty and Vanity
Themes: Social Class
Themes: Materialism
Themes: Dissatisfaction
Themes: Pride
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Characters
Analysis
Analysis
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Historical and Social Context
Connections and Further Reading
Critical Essays
Critical Evaluation
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The Necklace Questions by Tag
Characters
Madame Loisel
Monsieur Loisel
Madame Forestier
Mathilde
Mme. Forestier
Themes
Materialism
Social Class
Dissatisfaction
Vanity
Pride
Irony
Honesty
Appearances vs. Reality
Wealth
Reality vs. Fantasy
Debt
External Conflict
Deception
Responsibility
Class Struggle
Plot
Climax
Ending
Exposition
Financial Change
General
Losing the Necklace
Ministry Ball
The Invitation
Quotes
I Hate Not Having a Single Jewel, Not One Stone, to Wear. I Shall Look So Dowdy. I'd Almost Rather Not Go to the Party.
Her Husband Threw Over Her Shoulders the Wraps Which He Had Brought Whose Poverty Contrasted With the Elegance of the Ball Dress. She Wanted to Escape So as Not to be Remarked by the Other Women, Who Were Enveloping Themselves in Costly Furs
Oh, My Poor Mathilde! but Mine Was Imitation. It Was Worth at the Very Most Five Hundred Francs!
Symbolism
The Necklace
Literary Devices
Irony
Setting
Paris
Narrative Perspective
Third-Person Omniscient
Third Person Limited
Narrator's Insight
Monsieur Loisel
Style
Tone
Authorship
Guy De Maupassant
