Author
Where was Guy De Maupassant from and what era?
France, 19th century
This type of story uses a simple situation or plot line to make a more complex or general point
Moralistic
what is the irony in the story about the necklace?
the necklace's worthless and Loisel's suffering was for nothing
What kind stories is the author best known for?
Stories about the Norman (a place in England) peasantry and the emotional problems faced by different social classes
often described life of the lower and middle class
the term for dashing courage; heroic bravery; noble-minded behavior.
gallantries
What does the word cast(e) mean in the story and a synonym for it.
In “The Necklace”, it states that “women have neither caste nor class” This implies that women are not worthy of having any position or status in society. It leaves women dependent on their beauty and dowry to survive, therefore implying they could not survive without a man in that era.
A synonym for it is class.
What was the author studying when the German-Franco war began? This was his passion.
Law
what term describes bravery on a battlefield
valor
Describe the society and marriage at that time in the story.
there were different classes of society. Upper, middle and lower class. Upper class has the most money.
Women could not survive without a man, a man provided them a home and dowry.
When was the authors bday?
August 5 1850
How does the Parisian society live?
They have a reputation for being chic, with high standards of elegance. When you get married there is a dowry.
What does the mirror in the story symbolize?
beauty tells the truth
After leaving law in 1880 and volunteering in the war about how many short stories and novels did he publish?
dowry
When Loisel accumulates tremendous debt in order to replace a diamond necklace that is only a cheap imitation- this is an example of?
irony