The Necklace Reflection - 763 Words

Life isn’t always the way you imagine it to be. A great example of that is In the story we read called â€Å"The Necklace†. The main character Mme. Loisel was described as beautiful woman on the outside, but on the inside she had many changing attitudes and opinions on life. She always dreamt of a luxurious life that she could potentially gain because of her beauty and charmingness. When things didn’t go the way she expected, after attending a huge party many sudden changes were made. In the story, â€Å"The Necklace† by Guy de Maupassant the main character Mme. Loisel experiences many adjustments in her life before, during, and after attending this grand party. To start off, before Mme. Loisel attends the party she was described as a very†¦show more content†¦In â€Å"The Necklace† the narrator states,†Ã¢â‚¬ She was prettiest one there, fashionable, gracious, smiling, and wild with joy. All the men turned to look at her, asked who she was, begged to be introduced†(lines 114-116). This shows how, everyone reacts to Loisel, just as she expected. I assume she expects to be asked to marry one of the many wealthy men there. It’s like she forgot she was married. It also states, â€Å"She danced wildly, with passion, drunk on pleasure, forgetting everything in the triumph of her beauty, the pride of her success, in a kind of happiness cloud composed of all the adulation†(lines 118-120). This shows, what a great time Mme. Loisel was having. She was dancing, drinking, getting a better feeling on how luxurious her life could be. Everything she has wanted could become real, soon, that is if nothing bad happen s. After Mme. Loisel loses the necklace all her dreams diminished and her life took a drastic turn all for something that didn’t really need to happen. In the story, it states, â€Å"Mme, Loisel appeared an old woman, now. She became heavy, rough, harsh, like one of the poor† (lines 116-117). 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