Necklace
The Necklace The short story The Necklace, by Guy de Maupassant, should be an irrevocable selection in any literature course. ... First of all, The Necklace has instances of characterization dealing with the three main characters: Madame Loisel, and her husband, Monsieur Loisel. ... Secondly, Maupassant’s tale The Necklace is a tale with a tone of irony. The irony can be seen easily in two areas: it is first noticed in the station of life Madame Loisel finds herself in at the beginning of the tale, and also at the end when she learns that the necklace she had sacrificed so much to replace had been worthless. ... Upon losing her friend Madame Forrestier’s necklace, the Madame and Monsieur Loisel take it upon themselves to replace it surreptitiously.