The necklace by Guy de Maupassant.
- 1. The Necklace GUY DE MAUPASSANT 1
- 2. Group Number: 11 Group Members Name: I. MD Abdullah Al Mamun -17102049 II. Nusrat Jahan Rimu -17102008 III. Md. Arif Hossen – 17106060 IV. Rakibul Hassan-17103287 V. Sharier Nafis Fuad -17102188 2
- 3. Discussion Topic About writer Summary Characters Theme of the story Background of the story 3
- 4. About Writer Name: Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant. He was a French. (5 august 1850-6 July 1893) . He was called A master of the short story . His stories are set during the Franco- Prussian war of the 1870s . His first published short story was “Boulet de Suif” . He wrote 300 short story, 6 novels, 3 travel books and one volume of verse . 4
- 5. Summary Mathilde Loisel is a beautiful and very charming lady in the story. But she had the bad luck to be born into a poor family. She was married to a clerk in the department of education. She always wanted a fabulous life . One day her husband (m. Loisel ) was invited to A fancy ball thrown a party by his boss . Mme Loisel felt unhappy because she would look poor. She thought that she has nothing to wear. No gown nor fine jewelries. 5
- 6. So she borrow a diamond necklace from his friend Madame Forestier . She enjoyed the party very much with a lots of fancy feast and young rich men. At home, She felt her neck and realize she lost her borrowed necklace . Mathilde Loisel went back to street to look for the necklace but they can not find the necklace. So Mathilde Loisel and her husband went to A jewelry store and they found A exactly same necklace. They found out that the necklace was worth of 36 thousands francs. One day Mathilde loisels friend suddenly saw her and she saw that Mathilde lost her good looks. 6
- 7. 7 She ask her that what happened to her and she tell her about the lost necklace. Then her friend say that oh my Mathilde my necklace was a fake one it was worth only five thousand francs. They had half of the money so they buy the necklace into a big debt and buy the necklace and gave back the necklace to her friend. They took 10 years to pay back the debts.
- 8. Characters The main character of the story is Mathilde Loisel . She was born by a lot of destiny from a family of employees. Mathilde has been blessed with physical beauty but she feels deeply discontented with her lot in life. When she prepares to attend A fancy party, she borrows a diamond necklace from her friend Madame Forestier, then loses the necklace and must work for ten years to pay off a replacement. Her one night of radiance cost her and Monsieur Loisel any chance for future happiness. 8 Mathilde Loisel
- 9. Monsieur Loisel Monsieur Loisel: Mathilde's husband. Monsieur Loisel is content with the small pleasures of his life but does his best to appease Mathilde’s demands and assuage her complaints. He loves Mathilde immensely but does not truly understand her, and he seems to underestimate the depth of her unhappiness .When Mathilde loses the necklace, monsieur Loisel sacrifices his own future to help her repay the debt. He pays dearly for something he had never wanted in the first necklace. 9
- 10. Madame forestier 10 Mathilde's wealthy friend. Madame forestier treats mathilde kindly, but mathilde is bitterly jealous of madame forestier’s wealth, and the kindness pains her. Madame forestier lends mathilde the necklace for the party and does not inspect it when mathilde returns it. She is horrified to realize that mathilde has wasted her life trying to pay for A replacement necklace, when the original necklace had actually been worth nothing.
- 11. Theme of The Story In our opinion, the theme that the author wanted to convey is: Honesty and importance of telling the truth. Happy and thankful what you have. If you want more then work harder to achieve it. People may pay a terrible price for greed. 11
- 12. Background of The Story "The necklace," the titular short story, was extremely popular, featuring Maupassant's signature twist ending. The story was published in 1884 and was later included in Maupassant's short-story collection in 1885 ("tales of day and night"). The influence of Flaubert, celebrated author and Maupassant's friend, is clear in this story: both "the necklace" and the works of Flaubert feature female characters who are dissatisfied with their lives and are desperate to escape them. 12
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