Guy de Maupassant- The NecklaceThe Final Irony
The Necklace was first published in La Goulois on February 17, 1884, while France was experiencing literary and social rebirth. (http://www.enotes.com/necklace/) This somber and neutral third party narration became Maupassants most popular short story. TheNecklace has been compared i....
Necklace
Reasons for Liking The Necklace
I enjoyed reading Guy de Maupassants The Necklace because it was a very fascinating story. I believe that I liked it so much because I share some of Mathildes characteristics. I dont normally like to read, but this story was attention-grabbing and app....
Ruin Is A Four Letter Word
Ruin is a Four Letter Word
Ruin is inevitably caused by actions and decisions made by literary characters. The ruinous state of people does not just happen because of an unlucky draw of the cards. Ruin is like the infamous cause and effect situations many remember studying in elementary school; ....
The Life of Marie Antoinette
As a young girl in her early teens, Marie Antoinette was plucked from her home court to get married to the adolescent, short, fat and ugly Dauphin of France, Louis XVI. She was unhappy about this, as she was an attractive young woman, and also the French court was much stricter in rules and regulat....