1) By the end of this story, I always feel better for Mr.Loisel. He loved his wife at the beginning, stayed with her through those difficult years, and ended up with a wife who was much more content. From his point of view, I'm guessing all the sacrifices were worth it. Do I feel sorry for her? Yes, but only because she used these difficult times to become a better person.
On the other hand, that doesn't mean that what she does later is not a huge sacrifice. She is making her own life a nightmare because she wants to make good a mistake she made. This is surely admirable even in a person who has (in the past) been excessively materialistic and shallow.
2) “The Necklace ” is most famous for its
“whip-crack” or “O. Henry” ending. O. Henry, was famous for his twist endings
that turned stories on their heads. In “The Necklace,” the surprise ending
unhinges the previously implied premise of the story. Until this point, the
reader has been able to interpret Mathilde’s ten years of poverty as penance
for her stolen night of pleasure at the party and for carelessly losing the
borrowed necklace. The ending shatters that illusion, revealing that the ten
years of misery were unnecessary and could have been avoided if only Mathilde
had been honest with Madame Forestier. Losing the necklace had seemed to be
Mathilde’s fatal mistake, but it was actually Mathilde’s failure to be truthful
with Madame Forestier that sealed her fate. This shocking realization sheds new
light on the previous events and suggests that Mathilde’s future even though
her debts are now repaidwill be none too rosy.
The
horrible irony of the fact that the Loisels spent years paying off a
replacement for what was actually a worthless necklace is just one instance of
irony evident in “The Necklace.” Also
ironic is the fact that Mathilde’s beauty, which had been her only valued
asset, disappears as a result of her labour for the necklace. She had borrowed
the necklace to be seen as more beautiful and winds up losing her looks
completely. Perhaps the most bitter irony of “The Necklace” is that the arduous
life that Mathilde must assume after losing the necklace makes her old lifethe
one she resented so fullyseem luxurious. She borrows Madame Forestier’s
necklace to give the appearance of having more money than she really does, only
to then lose what she does have. She pays doubly, with her money and looks, for
something that had no value to begin with.3) The
character that I find the most interesting is MathildeLoisel. Everyone has certain traits that set them
apart from others. This is proved to be true with MathildeLoisel a middle class
woman who has a supportive husband that pleases her never-ending wishes. This
woman grieves over owning little luxuries after hard work her husband is able
to get her an invitation to a Ministerial Mansion, a prestigious event, in the
beginning she seems satisfied. Her mind quickly changes when she want a new
dress which her husband buys. Not satisfied she borrows a necklace from her
dear friend, which she later loses and repays. She goes to many hardships due
to her traits these involve being finicky, dependent, and self- centered.
Another
trait Mathilde owns is being dependent. I beleive she is very dependent on her
husband. She always expects him to please her or buy the items she wants. An
example of this would be when she loses the necklace he is the one who spends
his inheritance
to
pay back for her mistakes. Mathilde also depends on him to fix her mistakes ,
which throughout the story he does so. Because of her actions the story brings
hardships to both.
Being
self-centered is another trait MathildeLoisel owns. She never thinks about
anyone but herself. At the ball when her husband tries to protect her from the
cold. She pushes him away because she doesn’t want to look poor due to her
shabby cover. Another way she is self-centered is at the beginning of the story
she mopes about how miserable she is because she doesn’t live in aluxurious
home. Instead of being thankful for what she has she grieves over not being
charming, wealthy or power-stricken.
If
it weren’t for Mathilde’s actions and traits the moral of the story would have
never been learned. Being dependent,
finicky, and self- centered are what made Mathilde an example of living in a
sad grieving life.
3) The character that I find the most interesting is MathildeLoisel. Everyone has certain traits that set them apart from others. This is proved to be true with MathildeLoisel a middle class woman who has a supportive husband that pleases her never-ending wishes. This woman grieves over owning little luxuries after hard work her husband is able to get her an invitation to a Ministerial Mansion, a prestigious event, in the beginning she seems satisfied. Her mind quickly changes when she want a new dress which her husband buys. Not satisfied she borrows a necklace from her dear friend, which she later loses and repays. She goes to many hardships due to her traits these involve being finicky, dependent, and self- centered.
Another trait Mathilde owns is being dependent. I beleive she is very dependent on her husband. She always expects him to please her or buy the items she wants. An example of this would be when she loses the necklace he is the one who spends his inheritance
to pay back for her mistakes. Mathilde also depends on him to fix her mistakes , which throughout the story he does so. Because of her actions the story brings hardships to both.
Being self-centered is another trait MathildeLoisel owns. She never thinks about anyone but herself. At the ball when her husband tries to protect her from the cold. She pushes him away because she doesn’t want to look poor due to her shabby cover. Another way she is self-centered is at the beginning of the story she mopes about how miserable she is because she doesn’t live in aluxurious home. Instead of being thankful for what she has she grieves over not being charming, wealthy or power-stricken.
If it weren’t for Mathilde’s actions and traits the moral of the story would have never been learned. Being dependent, finicky, and self- centered are what made Mathilde an example of living in a sad grieving life
