...Comparing “The Story of an Hour” and “The Necklace” Short stories are always very enjoyable to read. They are very concise but mostly have such a deep message resonating throughout the text that the reader is left pondering over an extension of the story to imagine the possible ending if they were novels instead. The works under consideration are meant to be compared because of their unique theme which reflects how two authors can write similar yet distinctive stories in different times. Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and “The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant are two such short stories whose themes center around role of gender and marriage with special focus on the female characters. Even though there are similarities, there are also differences which I plan on discussing in more detail, differences such as the two female characters one experiences death while the other a lesson from life. “The Story of an Hour” revolves around the female character Louise Mallard who has been gently told that her husband died in a railroad disaster, news which Richard, her husband’s friend learnt from somewhere. Since Mrs. Mallard is a heart patient she feels very depressed and seeks to sit in solitude as she learns about her husband Brently’s death. As the story unfolds one learns that Louise Mallard is in fact more “free” and utters the word repeatedly as she realizes that she will be independent from this time onwards. She fantasizes her freedom staring blankly out the window knowing...
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...Critical Review “The Gift of Magi” and “The Necklace” Short stories, "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Necklace", by O. Henry and Guy de Maupassant, have many similarities and differences. These stories deal with love, greed, and envy. “The Necklace” shows that some things one wants may not be the things that one needs and “The Gift of Magi” by O. Henry shows that some people will give up their most prized possessions for the one they love. One main difference between these two stories is that in “The Gift of Magi” the couple are selfless, but in “The Necklace” Mathilde is selfish. She is known as social-climbing and vain woman who is unsatisfied with her life. She lives with a low-ranking husband and she ends up with debt because she lost a necklace she borrowed that ended up as just imitation. However, in “The Gift of Magi”, the two just want to make each other happy. They sacrifice some of their treasured belongings just to give each other gifts. In essence, they’re trying to make each other happy and Mathilde is only trying to please herself. A major similarity is the pride. Both couples could have saved themselves an immense amount of sacrifice and grief if they weren’t so prideful. The Youngs, are not capable of buying each other gifts but will not admit it. They don’t take a second to think before giving away sentimental items for gifts. The Loisels, on the other hand, have a larger amount of issues related to this. From the beginning Mathilde was described as a...
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...I ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This research paper is made possible through the help and support from everyone, including: parents, teachers, family, friends, and in essence, all sentient beings. Especially, please allow me to dedicate my acknowledgment of gratitude toward the following significant advisors and contributors: First and foremost, I would like to thank to Mrs. Juliet Lamug our English Teacher to Mrs. Jocelyn Ligsay the librarian in allowing the researcher to use the library in full accommodation. Second, I would like to thank to Mr. Isabelo V. Agpalza Jr. and Ms. Marissa V. Agpalza to read my Research Paper and to provide valuable advices. Finally, I sincerely thank to my parents, family, and friends, who provide the advice and financial support. The product of this research paper would not be possible without all of them. And I would like also to thank to our Almighty God. The researcher II DEDICATION This Research Paper is lovingly dedicated to our respective parents who have been our constant source of inspiration. They have given us the drive and discipline to tackle any task with enthusiasm and determination. Without their love and support this project would not have been made possible. The researcher III Table of Contents I. Title Page-----------------------------------------------------------I II. Acknowledgement-----------------------------------------------II III. Dedication---------------------------------------------------------III ...
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...The Necklace Summary How It All Goes Down At the beginning of the story, we meet Mathilde Loisel, a middle-class girl who desperately wishes she were wealthy. She's got looks and charm, but had the bad luck to be born into a family of clerks, who marry her to another clerk (M. Loisel) in the Department of Education. Mathilde is so convinced she's meant to be rich that she detests her real life and spends all day dreaming and despairing about the fabulous life she's not having. She envisions footmen, feasts, fancy furniture, and strings of rich young men to seduce. One day M. Loisel comes home with an invitation to a fancy ball thrown by his boss, the Minister of Education. M. Loisel has gone to a lot of trouble to get the invitation, but Mathilde's first reaction is to throw a fit. She doesn't have anything nice to wear, and can't possibly go! How dare her husband be so insensitive? M. Loisel doesn't know what to do, and offers to buy his wife a dress, so long as it's not too expensive. Mathilde asks for 400 francs, and he agrees. It's not too long before Mathilde throws another fit, though, this time because she has no jewels. So M. Loisel suggests she go see her friend Mme. Forestier, a rich woman who can probably lend her something. Mathilde goes to see Mme. Forestier, and she is in luck. Mathilde is able to borrow a gorgeous diamond necklace. With the necklace, she's sure to be a stunner. The night of the ball arrives, and Mathilde has the time of her life. Everyone...
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...In this essay, I would like to compare and contrast gender roles/marriage and primarily show through two literary works found in my textbook the differences and likenesses of each story, as they are being told to the audience. The short stories that I have chosen to discuss for this essay are “The Necklace”, by Guy de Maupassant and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”, by James Thurber. I will try to compare and contrast both stories and give the audience a brief summary, explaining the likenesses and differences and engaging the reader, while doing so. In the short summary of the short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty". This short-story tells the tale of Walter Mitty while on a trip into town with his wife, the bossy and serious Mrs. Mitty. Walter is sadly incompetent of doing many things; he forgets a lot of things, is very absent-minded while driving, and cannot handle the simplest tasks. But, what makes Walter unique throughout this short-story is his imagination. While Walter goes through his tasks, he escapes into a world of many fantasies, each brought on by reality. While driving his car he starts to day dream that he is a commander on a “Navy hydroplane" going through a storm. (Clugston, 2010). While passing a hospital, he believes he is a famous surgeon, known throughout the world for saving lives. He imagines he is being interrogated in court on a case, when he hears a newsboy shouting about a trial. Also, when he is waiting for his wife, he imagines himself...
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...Jennifer Ferolito Miss. Britton English 9R 23/3/15 “There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. “Good pride” represents our dignity and self-respect. “Bad pride” is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.” (John C. Maxwell) in the short story “The Necklace” by: Guy De Maupassant the main character Madame Loisel experiences “Bad pride.” She decides not to tell the truth about loosening the necklace so she can keep her pride, but in the long run that did not help her. In the short story “Lather and Nothing Else” by: Hernando Tellez, the main character the Barber experience “Good pride” . He decides not to kill Captain Torres at the end of the short story because the Barber has a lot of self-respect for his job and himself. In both short stories, the protagonists suffer from an internal conflict that highlights a specific character trait. In the short story, “The Necklace,” Madame Loisel suffers from wanting something she cannot have. The setting of the story is integral because in Paris, France in the 19th century women were not able to move from class to class. The only way a women was able to move up in society was if their father was able to pay her new husband dowry, which was almost impossible because they were poor. Madame Loisel felt “that she was born for all the little niceties and luxuries of life”, but instead of that she was born into a family of clerks and married a clerk. She was not able to wear fancy dresses or jewels...
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...The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant the social satire. Mathilde Loisel was a pretty woman born to be marrying a man of wealth. Mathilde in time married a little clerk who worked in the Ministry Of Education, sometimes things don’t go as planned or expected. The author does a very good job in describing the good and bad physical, moral, and emotional conflicts brought by Mathilda when she barrow the necklace from Madame Forestier. The only thing that Mathilde didn't knew was that the gorgeous necklace was an imitation. Madame Loisel receive the necklace and she felt younger and beautiful as described in the story, she already had this characteristics but never realize that beauty is something that the eyes cant see , that the hands cant touch....
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...1 CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI Chapter XVIII CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XXI CHAPTER XXII CHAPTER XXIII CHAPTER XXIV CHAPTER XXV CHAPTER XXVI CHAPTER XXVII CHAPTER XXVIII CHAPTER XXIX CHAPTER XXX CHAPTER XXXI The Art of Public Speaking BY 2 The Art of Public Speaking BY J. BERG ESENWEIN AUTHOR OF "HOW TO ATTRACT AND HOLD AN AUDIENCE," "WRITING THE SHORT-STORY," "WRITING THE PHOTOPLAY," ETC., ETC., AND DALE CARNAGEY PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING, BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE AND FINANCE; INSTRUCTOR IN PUBLIC SPEAKING, Y.M.C.A. SCHOOLS, NEW YORK, BROOKLYN, BALTIMORE, AND PHILADELPHIA, AND THE NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BANKING THE WRITER'S LIBRARY EDITED BY J. BERG ESENWEIN THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD, MASS. PUBLISHERS Copyright 1915 THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO F. ARTHUR METCALF FELLOW-WORKER AND FRIEND Table of Contents THINGS TO THINK OF FIRST--A FOREWORD * CHAPTER I--ACQUIRING CONFIDENCE BEFORE AN AUDIENCE * CHAPTER II--THE SIN OF MONOTONY DALE CARNAGEY * CHAPTER III--EFFICIENCY THROUGH EMPHASIS AND SUBORDINATION * CHAPTER IV--EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHANGE OF PITCH * CHAPTER V--EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHANGE OF PACE * CHAPTER VI--PAUSE AND POWER * CHAPTER VII--EFFICIENCY THROUGH INFLECTION * CHAPTER VIII--CONCENTRATION IN DELIVERY...
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