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Comparing Women In The Necklace And The Yellow Wallpaper

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Have you’ve ever felt that something wasn't right in your life? Have you ever felt like a prisoner in your own home? Do you ever feel denied something you so desperately wanted or believe you have? Has anyone or yourself sacrificed something for you or someone you loved? In both short stories the Necklace written by Guy De Maupassant and The Yellow Wall Paper written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman show relationships between men and women that have done all that was stated above. Though both of these stories focus on distinctive individuals and their different lives, they hold more similarities than you may realize. In the fictional story The Necklace, Ms. Mathilde Loisel is a very charming and beautiful lady that feels that she inherited a life that she felt was not as …show more content…

For example, her husband got her an invitation to a fancy ball, were those who she had fantasize about would be, instead of being happy she became more miserable than she had been before. “Instead of being thrilled, as her husband had hoped, she scornfully tossed the invitation on to the table”(Maupassant 173). She worried about what she would wear and decided that she will not attend. “All right I’ll give you the four hundred francs”(Maupassant 174). Being upset by the reaction his wife had given and the loving man of her, he sacrificed four hundred francs to his weeping wife, the money he so hardly saved for a rifle he had wanted, for a fancy new dress she can wear to the ball. In addition, before the ball, madame Loisel had borrowed a diamond necklace from her rich friend, and at the conclusion of the ball, we are informed that the necklace went missing. In the effort to replace the necklace, Monsieur Loisel scarifies any future of his and hers to help his wife pay off the debt in replacing the necklace for 10 years. We are later informed that necklace she had borrowed was only a

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By challenging conventional expectations and playing with the readers perceptions, Dahl is able to display erratic human nature and the unforeseen consequences of our actions. Through the themes of betrayal and the challenges of marriage with the reversal of gender roles Dahl creates a compelling narrative that leaves them both shocked and entertained. “The Yellow Wallpaper” explores themes of manipulation and mental illness as well as similar gender role themes. By inviting readers into the mind of a woman confined by societal expectations, Gilman sparks a vital conversation about the importance self expression, and empathy. Both short stories engage the readers in great, yet unique ways however both encourage the reader to revaluate their own roles in society and advocate for greater understanding, compassion, and

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton once stated, “the best protection any woman can have…is courage.” Throughout history, women have had a difficult time expressing themselves and struggled finding help from society, often finding that help within themselves or other women like them. “Woman Hollering Creek,” by Sandra Cisneros, tells the story of a woman who is trapped in an abusive relationship and is capable of escaping while “The Yellow Wallpaper,” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is a story of a woman confined by her own husband, society, and to a room in which she is unable to escape. Although being distinct from one another, Cisneros’ “Woman Hollering Creek” and Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” both use symbolism, metaphors, and dramatic irony to demonstrate

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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

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Sylvia Plath’s 1963 novel ‘The Bell Jar’ and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s 1892 short story ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ both feature a female protagonist that experiences a provoked descent into madness and hysteria as a result of the prolonged and unjust treatment of women situated in a society dominated by the male authority figure. This societal oppression is a proven factor in the deterioration of the mental and physical health of both protagonists and therefore impacts their lives as well as the choices they make. Plath’s The Bell Jar can be seen as a bildungsroman tale of the young Esther Greenwood, entering college in New York in the early 1950s. Esther’s dreams of becoming a professional writer and desire for sexual exploration outweigh her

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper presents a number of forms of control that the narrator is confronted with throughout the story. The forms of control presented in this story serve to demonstrate the oppressive weight of the patriarchy experienced by women at the time The Yellow Wallpaper was written. Gilman displays patriarchal control in both physical and psychological forms. She also presents a narrator who has internalized these oppressive expectations and her descent into madness which allows her a glimpse at freedom.

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The necklace is a symbol of Madame Loisel's downfall. She borrows the necklace and loses it, leading to her and her husband's financial collapse as they work to pay for a replacement necklace they do not have the means to afford. The

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Furthermore, family-wise, there are not many similarities between these two characters. Roger has no family to support him and he needs to provide for himself. Mathilde however, has a loving and doting husband, wanting to please her with fancy dresses and invitations to parties. Her husband may love her, but in the story “The Necklace”, he told her to lie about losing the necklace and instead say that they broke the clasp and had to replace it. In saying this, her husband basically got them into this whole “I’m poor, woe is me” mess.

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Story The Necklace wrote by Guy de Maupassant is about a woman who is an unsatisfied middle-class woman who wants wealth longing for expensive belongings, but in the end, it all seems to become disastrous. Others may say that the main character Mathilde Loisel deserves sympathy and life is to blame for her demise since she is a gorgeous woman, but only married to a middle-class man and does not have the fancy items she wants plus what she goes through

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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.

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Both of story are descriptive writing. Because a good man is hard to find & the necklace described the setting, mood and character of each story. In’’ the necklace ‘’ Mathilde, she is young lady maybe on her 30th she daydream pleasure of life which is money. But in ‘’ A Good Man Is hard to Find ‘’ The Grandmother from’’ A Good Is Hard to Find’’ she is an elder woman who might be on her 60th

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Which leads her to face ten years of hard labour to pay off her debts for replacing the necklace as a result of her insincerity and greed. Maupassant uses Hamartia to associate with the morals in the story, using the protagonist to send the message across to the reader. In this story, a sense of realism and naturalism is conveyed by how life for Loisel had not turned out like the fairytale ‘Cinderella’, but instead the harsh realities of

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He also demonstrates through his characters a human touch. The characters that are victimized are viewed with understanding and sympathy. The story of ‘The Necklace’ is about a lady called Mrs. Loisel who was born into a family with very normal social status. She settled for a life of mediocracy by marrying a minor clerk in the ministry of education.

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With her greed for attention, she asks one of her upper-class friends, Madame Forestier, for a necklace that she could borrow for the ball.

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