Sabtu, 21 Januari 2012
the Necklace by Guy De Maupassant (analysis)
The Necklace
Plot
Beginning
She was one of those pretty and charming girls born, she bad no marriage portion no expectations no means or getting known, understood, loved, and wedded by a man of wealth and distinction
The necklace begins with a description about Madame Mathilde Loisel, she and her husband a clerk in the ministry of education are not well financial |
Middle
*complication*
She had no clothes, no jewels, nothing these were the only thing she loved : she felt that she was made for them, she had longed so eagerly to charm to be desired to be wildly attractive and sought after
The conflict of this story from the second paragraph because she always dream about life of luxury, become a woman that has a god lifestyle, when madam Loisel are invited to an even, she was very upset no suitable dress to wear to the event, Madam Loisel also to be upset about the jewelry because she doesn’t have any jewels and then her husband suggest to her for borrow some jewels from Madam Forestier |
*Climax*
She removed the wrapped from her shoulders, so as to see herself in all her glory before the mirror but suddenly she uttered a cry the necklace was no longer her round her neck
This paragraph is climax of this story because this is the culmination of the conflict “Madam Loisel was realized that she has lost The Necklace” |
Ending
*falling action*
When Madame Loisel took back the necklace to Madame Forestier
This is ending of the story, loisel buy a necklace to replace the lost necklace Madame Forestier get a new necklace Loisel did not realize that he remove the necklace is a necklace of imitation, and she replaced it with the original |
*denouement*
One Sunday, as she had gone for a walk along the Champs-Elysees he met Madame Forestier and tells all
when Madam loisel forestier told everything to madam, madam forestier also told that the necklace she had not a real diamond but a diamond imitation |
Character
1. Major Character :
Madam Mathilde Loisel (protagonist)
2. Minor Character : (those people who took part in supporting the story)
Madam Forestier
Her Husband
Setting
- The actual geographical location: “She suffered from the poverty of her apartment, the shabby walls, the worn chair, and the faded stuffs.”
- The time in which the action take place: “One evening her husband returned elated, bearing in his hand a large envelope.” “The next day she took herself to her friend’s house ….” “The day of the ball arrived. Madame Loisel was a great success.” “She went home towards four o’clock in the morning.
- Occupations: “She allowed herself to marry a petty clerk in the office of the Board of Education.”
- Social (economic): “Madame Loisel and her husband, a clerk in the Ministry of Education, are not well off financially.”
Point Of View
Theme
greed and the desire
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