Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The Neckale

1. What might be Mme. Loisel's thoughts and feelings right after she learns that the diamond necklace was only a paste?
Mme. Loisel's thoughts and feeling right after she finds out that the necklace was paste that she should it told her friend first that she loosed the necklace and what she should do to repalce it. she felt stupid and angry.

2. How does Madame Loise changes as a result of her experiences?
Madame Loise changes that she would have to tell the truth and never lie and not to be greedy with her self.She learn the valueve to apprecies of what she has and the value of money.

3. Madame Loisel pays dearly for losing the necklace. Do you think that experience ruins her life or saves her life? Explain your answer.
Save her life because she appreciate what she has and lear from her mistakes and became a better person and not to be greedy or vain anymore, learn the value of hard work and money.

4. The literary critic Edward D. Sullivan declares that "The Necklace" is showing that in people's lives "blind chance rules". Do you agree or disagree? cite evidence to support your opinion.
She finally had everything what she want it but in one minute all her life is ruin.

5. Suppose that Madame Loisel had not lost the necklace. On the basis of her feelings and actions in the story, what do you think her future would have been like?

If Madame Loisel had not lost the necklace with her actions she would have been living a life of rich family and would it have to sale nothing of what she had and her husband would it have to work extra time they would it live happy.

6. Do people still chase after wealth and social status today? Explain
Yes, because they think that having wealth and social status today they would be more powerful and they would respect them.

7. What do you think Madame Loisel's life will be like now that she has paid off her debt and found real value of the necklace?
i think that Madame Loisel's life would be a poor woman and she would still have to work because she didnt have nothing she would want to have her house back and everything how she useed to live.

8. Analyze Madame Loisel and Monsieur Loisel' characteristics.
The characteristics that madame Loisel was greedy and selfish.
and Monsier Loisel' characteristics were selfless becuase he didnt care about him self.

9. SYMBOLISM: What does the necklace symbolize in the story?
the necklaces symbolize power wealthy and social class.

10. From which point of view is the story told? Explain.
The point of view of the story is that power is not evrything that a person a wish to have.

11. What is the main conflict in the story?
The main conflict in the story is that Madame Loise is a person that want everything for her self

12. What is the theme of the story?
The theme of this story is to not be greedy and selfish because they can have alot of consecuenses.

13. What is the moral of this story?
The moral of the story is that been greedy and thinking to be that you are from a high class doesnt bring nothing good in the life of that person.

14. Outline the events in "The Necklace" that form:

* EXPOSITION: the exposition in this story is that Madame Loisel gets invited to a important party.
* RISING ACTION: the rising in this story is that madame Loisel doesnt have to a jewels to wear to the party so she goes to her friends house and ask for a jewels so she choose the most beutiful jewels.
* CLIMAX: Madame Loisel had so much fun in the story that she forgot the neckalace and she lost the famous jewelires.
* FALLING ACTION: She has to replace the necklace so she goes and buy a new on but for that she has to sell evrything that she had.
* RESOLUTION: the resolution is that Madame Loisel had is that she gave back the neckalce but when she saw her friend againg her friend told her that the necklace was just paste and Madame Loisel leanr to said the truth because many things would it be different in her life.

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