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Character Analysis. in. The Necklace. Mathilde Loisel: Mathilde is a dissatisfied housewife who dreams of a life of glamour and wealth. She feels trapped in a middle-class life and longs to for the life of riches that she believes she deserves. Monsieur Loisel: In contrast to Mathilde’s selfishness and greed, her husband demonstrates ...
M. Loisel is the "little clerk in the Department of Education" (1) to whom Mathilde's family marries Mathilde off. Mathilde herself, as we're quick to find out, isn't terribly happy about her middl... Mme. Jeanne Forestier. Mme. Jeanne Forestier is wealthy. That's basically all you need to know. She's the rich friend: the person you turn to ...
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M. Loisel’s generosity contrasts sharply with his wife’s vanity and selfishness. For instance, he sacrifices his dream of buying a rifle to go hunting with his friends on the plains of Nanterre in order to buy a new dress for Mathilde. He searches tirelessly for the necklace when it is lost, and he sacrifices his inheritance, his honor, and ...
Full Plot Summary. Mathilde Loisel is “pretty and charming” but feels she has been born into a family of unfavorable economic status. She was married off to a lowly clerk in the Ministry of Education, who can afford to provide her only with a modest though not uncomfortable lifestyle.
The Necklace. Published in 1884 in a French newspaper, “The Necklace” features Maupassant’s trade-marked twist ending. In the short story, Mathilde Loisel is an attractive young woman who believes she deserves better in life. Despite being financially better off than many, she is constantly haunted by her desires for fineries that are ...
The Necklace Characters. T he main characters in "The Necklace" are Mathilde Loisel, Monsieur Loisel, and Madame Forestier. Mathilde Loisel dreams of being rich and is self-conscious about her middle-class status. She borrows Madame Forestier's necklace to wear to a ball but loses it, then spends the next decade working to pay off the ...
