Characterization
"There's nothing more humiliating than to look poor among a lot of rich women!"
Who is Mme. Loisel?
Exposition of the story?
What is the very beginning, when she's sort of explaining her wants and desires. It also introduces the characters and their attitudes.
Madame Loisel's husband was a Clerk in the Ministry of __________.
Education
What can we conclude about Madame Loisel's husband based on his treatment of her?
He cares a great deal about his wife's happiness.
Rising action?
What is when she's leaving the party, and she discovers that she does not have the necklace.
"She was one of those pretty and charming girls, born, as if by an accident of fate, into a family of clerks." (pg 27)
Who is Mme Loisel?
"But...madame..I don't recognize...You must be mistaken."
Who is Mme. Forestier?
Madame Loisel's husband suggests that she wear ___________ instead of jewelry.
flowers
Rising action?
What is when they're scrambling around trying to find the necklace and then gathering the money to buy the new one.
I did not recognize a poor women who approached me while I was walking?
Who is Madame Forestier?
When they return home from the party, they realize that the ____________ is gone. To buy some time, they decide to lie to Madame Forestier and tell her that the ________ is broken and it is being fixed.
necklace; clasp
Madame Loisel admires a society that values what most?
money and possessions
Resolution of the story?
What is when she realizes that the necklace is a fake.
What does Monsieur Loisel do to pay for the replacement necklace?
What is he borrows money to buy a replacement necklace and works at night?
When Madame Loisel returns the necklace to her friend, she is relieved because Madame Forestier does not ______ ____ ____.
open the box
What is Madame Loisel's friendship with Madame Forestier characterized by?
envy
Climax of the story?
What is when Mme. Loisel meets up with Mme. Forestier in the park.
This character possessed eighteen thousand francs left to him by his father"
Who is Mr. Loisel
What is the purpose of the short story, "The Necklace?"
The purpose of the story is to show the danger in the pursuit of material possessions.
What is the situational irony in "The Necklace?"
Madame Loisel really wants to be in the upper class, she insists on borrowing the necklace to appear to be upper class......she ends up even lower class than she had been