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"The Necklace": The Development of Irony
Short Story Essay
January 29, 1997
Guy de Maupassant's "The Necklace" is situational irony written in 1884.
The story was written in a time when there were very distinct social classes
primarily determined by one's birth. It is about a woman who can not come to
terms with her position in the middle class. Although she knows she can not
escape her class, s ....
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.... home, and her first reaction is concern for
appearances. She tells her husband that they can not possibly go because she
has "nothing to wear" (5). Her husband agrees to buy her a new dress. This,
however, is not enough for Matilde; she needs jewelry. She explains that,
without jewelry, she will appear "shabby in the company of rich women" (6). In
her quest to present herself as a wealthy woman, she decided to borrow a "superb
diamond necklace" (6) from a friend. Unfortun ....
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