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The Necklace

The Necklace. Guy de Maupassant. Connect to your Life. Status is defined as the standing a person has in a group to which he or she belongs. 

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The Necklace

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  1. The Necklace Guy de Maupassant

  2. Connect to your Life Status is defined as the standing a person has in a group to which he or she belongs.  • What are some things that give a person status? How can you tell that a person has status? What are some benefits of status? What are some possible harmful effects of concern about status?

  3. Background "The Necklace" takes place in Paris in the second half of the 19th century. The Role of Women • The life of a typical French woman was dictated by the income of her father or husband.

  4. Social Class Among Women • Wealthywomen were upper class and lived a life of luxury. • Middle-class women took care of family and home. • Lower-class lived a life of poverty and hard work. • A woman could improve her status by marrying someone of a higher class, however a woman needed a dowry-(money or property) to give her new husband.

  5. CHARACTERS • Madame Loisel - selfish (beautiful, charming, middle class, spoiled, daydreamed)→→aged quickly, heavy rough, harsh, shrill voice, poor • Monsieur Loisel- kind, generous, loyal hard-working, clerk for Ministry of Education, wants to please wife, middle class • Madame Forestier - kind, generous, wealthy, snobby

  6. Key Vocabulary With a partner, define the Word and write down a phrase to help the class remember the meaning 10 Minutes 1. Incessant – 2. Chagrin – 3. Homage – 4. Vestibule – 5. Odious -

  7. POINT OF VIEW: • This short story is told from the 3rd person limited point of view. • The author focuses on Mme. Loisel’sthoughts and feelings • Pronouns: He, She, They, Them

  8. SYMBOLISM Definition: an object is used to represent an idea or quality • Necklace = greed/desire for what one cannot have, differences in social classes, dishonesty, Mme. L’s ‘fakeness’ or want of material things • Wrap = Mme’s station in life – insecurity- embarrassment • Dress = M. Loiselsacrifice for his wife

  9. THEME Definition: The main idea or message of the story

  10. Incessant • – non-stop • “ She suffered incessantly, feeling herself born for all delicacies and luxuries.”

  11. Chagrin • – feeling of embarrassment or annoyance because one has failed or been disappointed • An she wept for whole days from chagrin, from regret, from despair and disappointment

  12. Homage • – anything given or done to show honor • “She danced with enthusiasm, with passion, intoxicated with pleasure, thinking of nothing, and the triumph of beauty, in the glory of her success, in a kind of cloud of happiness that came all of this homage….”

  13. Vestibule • – small entrance room or hall • “ Yes I felt it in the vestibule when we came out.”

  14. Odious • - hateful • She learned the heavy cares of the household the odious care of the kitchen.”

  15. Literature Journal 1-1: Greed Write about a time when greed has personally affected your life in your 1st paragraph. Who was involved, what happened, and what was the end result? What did you learn from this specific incident? Did it change your perspective or relationship with someone or something in any way? In your 2nd paragraph, discuss where and how you see greed influencing our world in general. Who or what represents greed? Is greed ever a positive thing? How and why?

  16. Literature Journal 1-2 Do you think people still chase after wealth and social status today? How and why? Can you think of someone that has searched for wealth and social status? Then in your second paragraph, discuss some of the dangers and pitfalls one might face when chasing wealth and social status. Also, explain whether or not you personally think the pursuit of wealth and social status is worthwhile.

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