PLEASE HELP ME only for people who have read the short story "The Necklace"

Text-Based Questions

1. Why was Mathilde unhappy with her life at the beginning of the story? Did her husband share this unhappiness? Provide specific details in your answer.

2. Mathilde and her husband have a conversation that reveals an important character difference. Consider paragraphs 10-13 and identify what the conversation reveals about the characters’ different points of view regarding the party.

3. What was Mathilde’s experience at the ball? Why did she want to leave so quickly?

4. Consider the Loisels’ life. What specific elements were different before and after they had to replace the necklace?

5. Consider the end of the story, when Madame Forestier reveals that the necklace, she originally lent to Mathilde was fake. Is it significant that neither Mathilde nor anyone else at the party noticed the necklace was fake? Why or why not?

Literary Terminology and Analysis

Exposition: Who are the central characters in the story? Where and when does it take place? Provide multiple details from the story.

Symbol: A symbol is an object that means more than what it is. Identify the main symbol in the story. Consider what the object represents to Mme. Loisel at the beginning of the story and then what it represents to her at the end.

Point of View: From which point of view is this story told? Provide a quote or quotes that prove your answer and explain why the quote(s) prove your answer.

Conflict: What is the main conflict in this story? Carefully consider the central ideas and climax of the story as you make your decision. Explain your choice with multiple text details.

Irony: When something is the opposite of what you expect, it is called irony. An example could be that it is ironic when the detectives eat the very murder weapon they are searching for in "Lamb to the Slaughter".

One example of irony in the story is that Mathilde ends up lower on the social ladder than she was at the beginning of the story. How is this ironic?

What was her expectation in life:

What was her reality in the story:

Why it is ironic:

11. Theme: A theme statement for this story could be that it is important to appreciate what you have than always live in misery wishing for something else. If this is true, identify TWO quotes from the story that support this statement and explain why each quote supports the theme. (5+ sentences)