The+Necklace

​ Alexis Lamont Julia Ligowski Sierra Henderson Christopher Miller 


=== === === ** Suspense- ** Two examples of suspense in the story are “ By the end of the week, they had lost all hope” One more example is “ They looked at each other in utter dejection.” Mood-   The mood was suspensful. We wondered if she was ever going to find the necklace. Also, how long was she going to have to work for? When she saw her friend, and she informed her that the necklace was fake and a lot less expensive than the other one the mood changed to humorous    Plot Diagram/Summary Exposition- The main character, Madame Mathilde Loisel, is born in poverty. She is far too beautiful to be poor and she knows it. She often feels sorry for herself and dreams about being rich. It’s ironic because she has a maid and yet that’s considered being poor. The story takes place in early 1900s in Paris, France. === ===Rising Action-   Madame Loisel is hiding her true feelings for her finance problems. o  Her husband hers an invitation and Madame Loisel breaks down in tears because she doesn’t have a nice ball gown. ===


=== - He asks how much a gown would cost. She estimates about 400 francs, the amount her husband saved for a new rifle, but he agrees and gives her the money. ===

 - As the ball date gets closer, Mathilde gets more depressed
=== - Loisel asks what’s wrong with her and she tells him that she has not one jewel; she would feel “dowdy” (shabby) if she went. He suggests her to wear fresh flowers, noting how chic it is for this time of year. Mathilde doesn’t like this idea because it would point out her poverty stricken life style. === **-** Next he suggests borrowing some jewelry from Madame Jeanne Forestier (Mathilde’s rich friend). Mathilde agrees this is a good idea. - Madame Forestier also agrees to lend her jewels. - Mathilde is searching for the perfect piece of jewelry in Jeanne’s jewel case when she comes across a “superb diamond necklace” and asks to borrow just that one item. Madame Forestier agrees. <span style="color: #990099; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Courier New'; msohansifontfamily: 'Courier New'; msohansifontfamily: 'Courier New';"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **-** Once home, Mathilde looks in the mirror one last time to see her in all the glory and notices the necklace is gone. <span style="color: #020708; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="color: #990099; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Courier New'; msohansifontfamily: 'Courier New';">**-** They frantically search her dress folds, the wrap’s folds, her pockets; they search all over the apartment and still couldn’t find it.
 * -** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">At the party Mathilde is the prettiest woman there. Getting ready to leave she remembers the shabby wrap she uses for a coat because she can’t afford the rich furs. She didn’t want all the rich women to see her in her wrap so before Loisel could call a cab, she ran outside <span style="color: #1e011e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="color: #1e011e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">   <span style="color: #1e011e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="color: #1e011e; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> - Shivering and miserable, they find a nocturnal brougham (horse-drawn carriage) and go home.

=== Climax - <span style="color: #050000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Mathilde and Loisel searched from jeweler to jeweler to find the one that supplies the necklace until they found a necklace that they agreed looked just like the lost one. It was 40,000 francs but the jeweler said they could have it for 36,000 francs and if they find the lost one before February could sell it back for 34,000. Loisel had 18,000 francs given to him by his father and the rest they agreed to borrow the rest. o ** **Mathilde give the necklace to Madame Forestier and she doesn’t know the difference.**  **Falling Action** -<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">   **Mathilde learns what real poverty is when they have to sell their apartment and fire their maid to pay back the debt. She is forced to live in an attic and do all the household chores. Loisel has to work days, evening, and often nights. They have to live this way for ten years until the debt is paid off.** **Dénouement-** **One Sunday, Mathilde is walking in Paris when she found Madame Jeanne Forestier. She decided it was time to tell her about the necklace. Madame Forestier completely forgot about Mathilde and the night of the ball. As Mathilde explained she remembered once again and Madame Loisel continued on with her story. “You say you bought a diamond necklace to replace that other one?” she asked and with triumph Mathilde answered yes. Jeanne told her that the necklace that was lent was a fake and it cost 500 francs at the most.** ===

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Guy de Maupassant is a French author; often known as the greatest French short story writer. He is pessimistic about the French life style. In his later years he became mentally ill. He had a photographic memory; this gift helped him write more stories. His stories often showed the hidden sides of everyday people. He started studying law, but at age 20 volunteered to serve in the military. In the years of 1872 and1880, he was a civil servant, even though he hated working. He was born at the Chateau de Miromesniel, Dieppe in 1850, and spent his childhood in Normandy, a setting of some of his stories. He lived with his mother in Étretat when his parents separated. He stared writing poetry in Rouen Lycée after getting expelled from Yvetot. In 1880 Maupassant made his breakthrough with Des Vers. In that decade, he wrote about 300 stort stories, 6 novels, and 3 travel books. He only lived a short life of 43 years, it would have been 42 when he attempted suicide by slitting his throat, but it didn’t work. ===<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">[] ===

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<span style="color: #df00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Point of Veiw "The Necklace"s point of view was third person omniscient. This means the narrator is all knowing and they can tell you what every character sees and feels. Third person omniscient is the most trusting point of view. We can tell this is third person omniscient because, on page 610, Loisel her husband, “fell silent, amazed, bewildered to see his wife crying.” These are his emotions at the moment. Which shows that the narrator is also in a secondary characters head as well as the main characters.

<span style="color: #8c16c0; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Setting
“The Necklace” takes place in Paris, France. It’s around the early 1900's. By using descriptions from the story, we can infer it’s around springtime. We found this out because flowers are “chic this time of year” and at night Loisel yells after Mathilde, “Wait a minute. You’ll catch a cold out there.”

<span style="color: #743eef; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> ===<span style="color: #743eef; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Character Descriptions- Some main descriptions of Madame Mathilde Loisel is that she feels upset because she lost the necklace and she is mad about herself. She looks like a poor person because they are living in not very good homes and I guess dresses not in fashion. When she loses the necklace, she gets very nervous because she lost it. ===

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<span style="color: #1583bc; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Characterization of all the characters-
<span style="color: #130202; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Madame Mathilde Loisel- She is a round, static character. She is round because she shows multiple traits. She is jealous, materialistic; she is also upset and miserable. She’s jealous of rich women and what they own. All she cares about is the material things like jewels and elegant dinners, with fancy silverware. She often feels upset about living in poverty and when she loses the necklace she is even more jealous and upset and miserable. She is static because even though she never really learned what poverty is until she had to pay off debt; she still acted and felt the same. Loisel- He is a round, static character. He is round because he is kind and hardworking. Even though he is in a huge debt he doesn’t seem too angry at Mathilde and he is hardworking, he doesn’t give up. He lives in poverty and it doesn’t seem to bother him. He a static character because he still works, he is still kind throughout the story. Madame Jeanne Forestier- She is a round, static character. She is round because she is kind and protective. We know this because she let Mathilde borrow jewelry, and she is rather protective over her jewelry, and we know this because when it wasn't returned on time she got worried, even though she knew why she didn't get it right away. She is static because she couldn't possibly be changed by the conflict because she had no idea of what happened with her necklace. ===<span style="color: #480377; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Quotes from "The Necklace" <span style="color: #230505; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;"> ===

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="color: #230505; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;"> ====<span style="color: #230505; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;">//“She suffered constantly, feeling that all the attributes of a gracious life, every luxury, should rightfully be hers.”//(Page 609) This quote is important to the story because it tells the reader why she is upset about her life. She wants to live a life of luxury and she feels like she deserves it. She doesn’t want to live life being poor. ====

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;"> //"How would things have turned out if she hadn't lost that necklace? Who could tell? How strange and fickle life is! How little it takes to make or break you!"// (Page 614) This quote is the stories theme. When she lost the necklace, she had to pay for another one, which obviously broke her. She would have probably went to more parties and had more fun in those ten years if she hadn't lost the necklace. =====

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//"She had a rich friend, a schoolmate from the convent she had attended, but she didn't like to visit her because it always made her so miserable when she got home again"// (Page 609) This quote shows how sensative she is about her lifestyle and how much she longs to be rich and beautiful.=====

//"She threw her arms around her friend's neck, kissed her ardently, and fled with her tresure."// (Page 611) This quote shows how thankful she is, and how much excited and happy she is about attending the evening reception looking beautiful. //"Oh, my poor, poor Mathilde! Mine was false. It was worth five hundred francs at the most!"// (Page 615) This quote made the story, and ended the suspense and curiousity. We could put ourself in her shoes and wonder what She must have felt like when she heard the news.

<span style="color: #77036a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Imagery-
​ //“The poverty of her shabby walls, the worn furniture, the ugly upholstery- caused her pain”// The quote shows imagery by describing the way the house looks, and we then could get an mental picture of what the house might look like.(Page 609)

//“All at once, in a box lined with black satin, she came upon a superb diamond necklace.”// This is an example because it describes what the necklace and the jewelry box she found it in looked like. We could imagine what the necklace looked like, and in our mind we could imagine what had happened at that moment. (Page 611)

<span style="color: #a92878; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Time Period-
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The time period is 1910's in France. In the time period our group came across the invention of the Television. []

In the time period, we also discoverd that a popular fashion was real fur was just getting popular.