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“The Necklace”
Guy de Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant
Maupassant grew up with wealthy parents in North-West France. He spent almost every Sunday with the great French novelist, Gustave Flaubert, who inspired him to begin writing. In his teenage years, he served in the Franco-Prussian War. He got promoted to become a government clerk and he spent most of his free time writing. Between 1880 and 1890, Maupassant had successfully written 300 short stories, 6 novels, 3 travel books, and his only volume of verse. A lot of his stories were about “inexplicable, illogical, and contradictory catastrophes”. Also, many of his stories were humorous and warm-hearted. Guy de Maupassant is one of the most indispensible authors of French Literature, thanks to his many great short stories like this one, “The Necklace”.
Vocabulary- Phil incessantly played his guitar while Jeremy was trying to sleep.
Incessantly - endlessly; constantly
Disconsolate - so unhappy that nothing can comfort; hopeless and depressed
-The team was disconsolate because they lost the championship game.
Aghast - filled with fear, horror, or amazement-The chimpanzee was
aghast when he discovered that there were no more bananas left.
Gamut - the entire range or series of something-There is a
gamut of colors in the rainbow.
Privation - the lack of the comforts or basic necessities of life-The privation the people have in Haiti is upsetting to the people who have everything.
Thinking CapWhat event did Mathilde to borrow the
necklace for?Who are the victims in the novel?
If you were Mathilde what would you do after you know the necklace is missing?
State two moral values in the novel and give your opinion about Mathilde replacing the
necklace secretly.
Elements of the Story
• Characters : o Madame Mathilde
Loiselo Madame Jeanne
Forestiero Cabinet Officialso Monsieur Loiselo Jeweler.
• Setting : Set in Paris, France, in the late 1800’s.
Who said the following lines?
- “Why, my dear, I thought you would be glad. You never go out, and this is such a fine opportunity. I had a great trouble to get it…”
- “Only I have no gown and therefore, I can’t go to this ball. Give your card to some colleagues whose wife is better equipped than I am…”
- “Yes, look further, I don’t know what you like…”
- “It annoys me not to have a single piece of jewelry, not a single ornament, nothing to put on. I shall look poverty stricken…”
Monsieur Loisel
Madame Loisel
Madame Loisel
Mme.Forestier
Who said the following lines?
- “Wait a bit. You will catch a cold outside. I will call a cab…”
- “I have lost Madame Forestier’s necklace…”- “I shall go back on foot, over the whole route,
to see whether I can find it…”- “It was not I, madame, who sold that necklace;
I must simply have furnished the case.”- “You should have returned it sooner; I might
have needed it.”- My poor Mathilde, Why my necklace was a
paste. It was worth at most only 500 francs!”
Monsieur Loisel
Monsieur Loisel
Mme. Loisel
Jeweler
Madame Forestier
Madame Forestier
Selfish Generous loyal
Practical
wealthy
Hardworking
kind jealous
dissatisfied trusting
unhappy
clerk
MATHILDELOISEL
Selfish
jealous
dissatisfied
unhappy
Generous loyal
Practical
wealthy
Hardworking
kind
trusting
clerk
Practical
loyal
Hard working
clerk
MONSIEUR LOSIEL
Generous
wealthy kind
Trusting
wealthy
kind
Generous
Trusting
MADAMEFORESTIE
R
Plot: Sequence of Events
• Mme. Mathilde Loisel is in her apartment dreaming of a better life. She is unhappy and dissatisfied with her social status and mediocre surroundings.
• One day, her husband, Monsieur Loisel announced that they will be attending a ball.
• Mme Loisel felt unhappy because she would look poor. She thought that she has nothing to wear. No gown nor fine jewelries.
• She borrowed a diamond necklace to Madame Forestier.
• She enjoyed the night, dancing and meeting people, while her husband was alone sleeping in an anteroom
Plot• At home, she felt her neck and realized she lost the borrowed necklace.
• Monsieur Loisel went back to the streets to look for the necklace but he was unfortunate.
• The couple decided to buy the 36,000 francs diamond necklace they thought looks the same with the borrowed necklace.
• The work so hard and suffered much just to pay for their debts to buy the necklace.
• One day, Mme. Loisel saw Mme. Forestier. She told her about the lost necklace. Mme. Forestier laughed and told her that it was just a fancy jewelry which costs 500 francs.
Elements…
CONFLICT:
CLIMAX:
RESOLUTION:
Internal Conflict
Man against Himself
When Mme. Loisel lost the diamond necklace.
The couple work hard and sacrificed for 10 years just to pay
for their debts. They lived in much poverty only to find out that the
lost necklace was just a fake.
Thinking CapWho are the victims in the
story?If you were Mathilde, what
would you do after you have known the necklace
is missing?
Give your opinion about Mathilde replacing the
necklace secretly.
Thinking Cap
What does the necklace symbolizes?
Thinking CapWhat are values presented in
the story?What did you learn from the
character of Madame Mathilde? Monsieur Losiel?
Thinking Cap
Share lines or quotes than relates to the theme/message
of the story.
ThemeHONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY
The theme of the Necklace is about honesty and telling the truth. The author is trying to stress
the importance of telling the truth. For example, in the story when Mme. Loisel loses her friend’s necklace. If she would have been honest with her friend in the first place, instead of trying to
cover it up by buying a new necklace it would have saved her and her husband a lot of time, money, and effort. If
we lie, the truth will eventually come out and the author is saying it is always easier to tell the truth the first
time, and you will save yourself a lot of trouble.
ThemeLIVE WITHIN YOUR MEANS
It is also about the CONTENTMENT OF WHAT YOU HAVE.
People should learn to be happy and thankful of what they have. If they want
more, they should work harder to achieve it.
ThemeTHE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FOR
FREE
THE BEST AND MOST WONDERFUL THINGS IN THIS WORLD ARE FREE
We can’t buy happiness.
Be inspired by this video.
Thank You Very Much!
Disclaimer:Some parts of this presentation is not mine, they
are borrowed from other presentations.It was then modified further to suit my students’ needs and the objectives of my lesson for Fourth
Year English Class.
PREPARED AND PRESENTED BY:GRACE MANALO-ECHECHE
Lipay High SchoolSta. Cruz, Zambales
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