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Pride And Symbols In The Necklace By Mme Loisel

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Throughout life people dream and envy others who have more then what they can achieve. Some people want so much more then what they have just to fit in, that they are willing to borrow or buy something they cannot afford. Throughout The Necklace, you can see why the plot, setting, conflicts, protagonist, antagonist, symbols, and theme shows a valuable meaning of not being too prideful and to telling the truth.
In this short story, it takes place in the 1800’s in what maybe France at that time. The main character, Mme Loisel, borrows a necklace she can’t afford to benefit herself image. When you borrow things you can’t afford, you may have a fear of losing that item, or something happening to that item. In the story The Necklace, Mme Loisel borrows a necklace from her friend Mme. Forestier for the ball the palace of the Ministry. This necklace made Mme Loisel feel complete, and made her feel like the most beautiful women in the world. While at the ball she checked to make sure that the necklace was still on her neck multiple times. She had noticed towards the end of the night when she got home the necklace was no longer on her neck. Mr. Loisel went searching for hours and traced their …show more content…

The necklace could be looked at as a symbol of wealth and power. Gaining the necklace can represent the world she wants and had been able to enjoy briefly, but then losing it can mean it was something she never could have. Another major symbol to Mme. Loisel, was her dress her husband had bought her for the ball. The dress was expensive and made her feel like a whole different person. At the ball she was “prettier than them all, elegant, gracious, smiling, and crazy with joy…and of that a sense of complete victory which is so sweet to a woman’s hearts.”(401- 402) These two major symbols were very important to Mme. Loisel and took her from a dreary day dreaming women to a live and vibrant women at the

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