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Speak And The Necklace: A Literary Analysis

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Another way Speak and The Necklace are similar in communication is because both protagonists lied to other people. Melinda lied to her mother on the morning before school. “Me: ‘I don’t feel well” (163). Melinda showed her dishonesty when she lied to her mother. Melinda lied to her mother, so she could skip school and go to the mall. However, Mathilde and Monsieur, also showed their dishonesty when they lied to Madame Forestier. "You must write to your friend, said he, that you have broken the clasp of her necklace and that you are having it mended. That will give us time to turn round" (3). This shows Monsieur telling Mathilde to lying about the necklace having a broken clasp, so they could stall some time. They wanted to stall some time,
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