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  1. Guy de Maupassant was strongly influenced by his uncle, the famous French author Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880). Mathilde Loisel in "The Necklace" sounds very much like the heroine of Flaubert's best-known novel, Madame Bovary. Flaubert's influence on his nephew was extremely powerful.

  2. The Necklace Summary. Next. The Necklace. Literary devices: Genre. Mood. Setting. Style. Tone. View all. Mathilde Loisel is the pretty and charming daughter of a family of modest means. Her family is unable to afford a dowry and so she is married to M. Loisel, a clerk who works for the Ministry of Education.

  3. Summary. Welcome to the LitCharts study guide on Guy de Maupassant's The Necklace. Created by the original team behind SparkNotes, LitCharts are the world's best literature guides. The Necklace: Introduction. A concise biography of Guy de Maupassant plus historical and literary context for The Necklace. The Necklace: Plot Summary.

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