Drake does not try to pursue a false image of himself being a “typical rapper”. Aubrey has recently talked about his feeling towards many young musicians creating a false persona of themselves for them to be viewed as “untouchable” or “powerful”. In the song “Two Birds, One Stone”, drake tells rappers to stop trying to be or become something they are not. “Still they try and tell you I'm not the realest, like I'm some privileged kid, that never sat through a prison visit, or like it was just handed to me tied with a ribbon, I never worked to get it, but really it's you with all the drug dealer stories, that's gotta stop, though” the wise Aubrey says on a track from his upcoming album “More Life”. He is tried of many trying to become superior by lying that they have experienced a life on the streets becoming drug dealers only to live financially.
Several new era hip-hop artists based upon Drake’s introspective and emotional blueprint break misogynistic boundaries by connecting their personal life to their music. An artist such as Bryson Tiller exemplifies how a philogynyistic approach in hip-hop music has gained momentum and has positively influenced hip-hop. Even though the number of philogynyistic artists are heavily outnumber by misogynistic artists, their efforts have begun to shift hip-hop’s traditional ideological boundaries. Drake, Bryson Tiller and many worthy unnamed artists’ most successful moments arise when they focus on a woman’s situation and contribute to her well being. The emotions philogynyistic artists emanate feel tangible and real enough for anyone who has loved or been loved to relate with.
All of the years she has spent being critically poor are for nothing. When Mathilde finally tells Madame Forestier what really happened to her necklace, she says “Oh, my poor Mathilde! But mine was imitation. It was worth at the very most five hundred francs” (8)! Madame Loisel realized then that all of the years she had spent in abject poverty were in vain.
Loisel detests her real life, often daydreaming about having a better one. Her husband, a working class man, cues in on this and in a desire to make her happy has hopped through many hoops to get her an invitation to a fancy ball thrown by his boss. She borrows a diamond necklace from her wealthy friend Madame Forestier in order to ‘fit in’ with the upperclass. Over the course of the night, she loses this necklace, and the next ten years are spent by her husband and herself working in “abject poverty” to pay the loans needed in order to replace it. The necklace ends up being a fake, representing the wife’s opportunity to pretend to be the woman she had always dreamt of being, if only for a few hours, and how this vanity ruins what little bit of comfort her life held
De Maupassant's “The Necklace” characterizes Mathilde Loisel, the main character, as a beautiful, egotistic woman who desires only wealthy apparel. He emphasizes the negative results of narcissism by blinding Mathilde with that trait
Instead of sending a political message, this song gives people a look into the life of a rapper. The young black audience could perceive this as a potential goal in life, as many young black children see rappers as role models. As Quest Love stated, “These days, nearly anything fashioned or put forth by black people gets referred to as ‘hip-hop.’” This demonstrates the fact that hip-hop is white people’s window into black culture. White people automatically make associations with what is illustrated in the music.
In addition to its well-rounded characters, tight plotting, the wealth of detail, and keen social commentary, The Necklace is conspicuous for its use of the "whip-crack" or "O. Henry" ending, in which a plot twist at the end of the story completely changes the story's meaning. Although Maupassant rarely made use of the device, its presence in this work has tied him to it irrevocably. Although it is not known where Maupassant got the idea for his story, certain connections may be made between The Necklace, written by Maupassant's mentor and friend, Gustave Flaubert. Both stories feature a young, beautiful woman in a social situation that she finds distasteful. Like Madame Bovary, Mathilde Loisel attempts to escape her social station in life, but her scheming actions ultimately doom her.
In the story, “The Necklace”, Mme. Loisel has many flaws. In the story, I believe that her greatest flaw is her desire for everyone of a higher class to love her. This is proven when the author states, “She would have liked so much to please, to be envied, to be charming, to be sought after.” (pg. 2)
The main character of Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace”, Madame Loisel coveted a life she thought was superior to her own, demanding all the attributes of a luxurious life hers to have. Seeing her shabby walls, her worn furniture, and ugly upholstery created an internal struggle for her, it made her angry that a woman of her looks was living such an inferior life. Loisel’s husband presents her an invitation to a fancy ball, and a dress for the same. Instead of being excited for the opportunity to experience such an event, greed is evident to her character as she complains how she doesn’t have any jewelry, and how she hates “Not having a single jewel, not one stone, to wear. I shall look so dowdy.
Regarded as a hip-hop classic from rap artist Drake, “Started From the Bottom” recounts young Drake’s shift from rock bottom to his rise to fame. Though not all share the same global success as Drizzy, his story conveys a familiar‒ and almost universal‒ journey of one’s lowest lows to highest highs, something ingrained in the human lifetime. Drake utilizes repetition throughout the song, echoing his chant, “Started from the bottom, now we're here.” He follows this with a comparison between childhood struggles and his now luxurious reality, explaining, “Living at my mama house we'd argue every month… I was tryna get it on my own/Workin' all night, traffic on the way home…
Mme. Loisel is jealous of the beautiful women who live lavishly and have many jewels. Lyrics from the song “Wait For It’’ can be related to Mme. Loisel’s envy for the upper-class.
Human nature causes people to desire more than what one already has. However, after desiring material items, people realize the foolishness in their greed. In “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, Mathilde Loisel, who lives in France during the 1880s, attempts to transform her ordinary life into one of luxury. She attends a reception with her friend Madame Forestier's diamond necklace, but after losing it, she works to buy a new necklace, only to later discover the necklace she lost is fake. Through this experience, Mathilde learns to be content with what she has, and as a result, she realizes the flaws in her character.
First, Eminem states “ A normal life is borin’, but super stardom’s close to post mortem,” which is exactly what Mme loisel thinks because she wants to be rich. Then, Eminem says “If you had one shot, one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment, would you capture it or just let it slip?” Mme Loisel had the same opportunity when she was invited to a party with wealthy citizens. Since she did not want to let her chance to slip, she bought a 400 franc dress and borrowed a diamond necklace. After Mme Loisel loses the diamond necklace she borrowed, her life was changed forever.
Loisel lives a decent life but constantly wants more, her greed and desire to be rich and wealthy is what ultimately brings the downfall of her character. On the night of the reception, Madame Loisel wears a magnificent diamond necklace from Madame Forestier. As Madame Loisel spends her time at the ball, she is able to live the life she believes she is entitled for. The happiest night of her life slowly becomes her worst nightmare. As she loses the necklace, and is unable to admit her mistake due to her excessive pride.
At some point a friend of Madame Loisel lets her borrow a diamond necklace, with the following text in paragraph 48 being her reaction: “... her heart started beating with overwhelming desire. Her hands trembled as she picked it up.” Madame Loisel goes to even call this piece of jewelry, a “treasure”, and ends up putting so much value into this item based on solely appearance that she later struggles to pay off debts when she loses it. Mathilde just assumed that it was an expensive item and because of this, ended up putting a great price on it. Although she made a big deal about receiving such a thing from a friend, it only gave her temporary happiness at the ball.
