Short Stories, such as The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant, prove a theme using different literary elements. The author must prove her theme without saying it directly. The author must use elements such as plot and setting to tell her theme. Other elements that are used are character and point of view. The Necklace proves that the consequences of lying override the benefits of lying and then trying to cover for it afterwards. This theme also functions as the moral of the story, and the author uses irony to often show this theme. Guy de Maupassant, using the literary elements of plot and setting, proves the theme of truthfulness in The Necklace.
The author uses conflict to prove this theme. Madame Loisel, the main character, is disgusted with her home
and husband when the story starts. She is invited to a ball and borrows a very exquisite and expensive looking necklace from her friend. When she gets to the ball, this is he happiest part of her life and she has no conflict. When she finds out that she has dropped the necklace, she has great internal and external conflict. She is yelled at by her husband and is shocked because she has lost what she thinks is a very valuable necklace. When she is living the life of a really poor person in order to repay the cost of a replacement necklace, she is saddened and has much conflict because she remembers the richer times. When her friend tells her that the necklace was fake, she is shocked and suffers great conflict. The author shows that if she had told the truth to her friend, she w
All papers and essays are for research and reference purposes only!
Copyright 2002-2009
Direct Essays , LLC. All Rights Reserved. DMCA Webmasters make $$$$