The narrator
of "" is a third-person omniscient narrator who stands outside of the story. This
narrator knows the entire history of Mrs. Loisel and can communicate the thoughts of both
Monsieur and Madame Loisel.
The narrator moves from providing summarized
background, most of it about Madame Loisel, to zooming in on certain scenes and, in those
instances, largely backing out as narrator. At those points, dialogue between characters
provides the information we need and moves the story along.
The narrator
follows the story as it unfolds for the Loisels, not telling us any more than they themselves
know. Because the story is told largely, though not entirely, from Madame Loisel's point of
view, we accept her versions of events. This allows Maupassant his ironic twist, for readers are
just as surprised as Madame Loisel to find out the diamond necklace was a
fake.
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