Guy de maupassant the necklace in french
La parure (the necklace) - avenues the world school press...
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Study Guide Prepared by Michael J. Cummings...© 2006
Revised in 2010.©
Type of Work
.......The Necklace, published in 1881, is a short storyamong the finest surprise-ending stories in any language.
It is a compact, neat little package with just the right amount of character and plot development and nary a wasted word.
Guy de maupassant the necklace in french
It is one of many of Maupassants short stories that earned him recognition as a master of the genre.
Setting
.......The action takes place in Paris, France, in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Specific locales include the residence of the Loisels, the home of Madame Jeanne Forestier, the palace of the Ministry of Education, Paris shops, and the streets of Paris, including the Rue des Martyrs and the Champs Elysées.
Characters
Mathilde:Pretty young woman born into a common, middle-class family.
She yearns for the wealth, privileges, and fashions of highborn you