Sunday, May 10, 2009

What are the primary conflicts in the short story "The Necklace," by Guy de Maupassant?

's
"" only has three characters and
very little actual conflict. Most of the drama in the
story comes from one
person, Mathilde Loisel, who is discontent with her life.



This internal conflict began long before she married her husband, as she always
thought
what she had was not what she actually deserved.


She
suffered intensely, feeling herself born for
every delicacy and every luxury. She suffered from
the poverty of her
dwelling, from the worn walls, the abraded chairs, the ugliness of the

stuffs. All these things, which another woman of her caste would not even have noticed,
tortured
her and made her indignant.


This internal conflict
continues throughout the story and shows itself in the
form of pridefulness. Because she thinks
so highly of herself, she is not
content with anything...

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