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"The Necklace": The Development Of Irony
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Guy de Maupassant's "The Necklace" is situational irony written in 1884.
The story was written in a time when there were very distinct social classes
primarily determined by one's birth. It is about a woman who can not come to
terms with her position in the middle class. Although she knows she c ....
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.... jewelry, she will appear "shabby in the company of rich women" (6). In
her quest to present herself as a wealthy woman, she decided to borrow a "superb
diamond necklace" (6) from a friend. Unfortunately, upon arriving home,
Matilde noticed that the necklace was lost. When the necklace can not be found,
Matilde and her husband have no choice but to replace it. As a result,
Matilde's desire to appear part of the upper class has only succeeded in making
them part of a lower one.
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