The Necklace And All Summer In A Day

“The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves” -William Penn. The words explained above connect the universal theme shared between the two short stories “The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant and “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury. In the short story titled “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, Madame Mathilda Loisel shows her jealousy by wanting everything in the world. She talks about the fact that these other people have everything she could ever want, and this influences her decision to live above her means and fit in with other rich women in society. Similarly, in the short story titled “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury, Margot has a problem with the other schoolmates for the fact she remembers the experience of

“Hey, everyone, let’s put her in a closet before the teacher comes!” (40-41). This line coming from William shows how the entire class was jealous. William told them to help lock Margot in a closet because of the fact she remembers the experience of the sun. They don’t believe her and don’t even take a chance to hear out how and why she knows the sun would come out that day because they know she already saw it. The schoolmates saw the sun but they were young, while Margot used to see it every single day. She may have a genuine reason, but all William cares about is torturing her because of the fact she is the only one out of the entire school who remembers what the sun does, how it feels, and what it does. Both the schoolmates and Madame Loisel demonstrated jealousy throughout their everyday life and were affected drastically by

As explained above, Madame Loisel is never satisfied with anything she gets. Her husband buys her the tickets to the Ministry, and she blames it all on him. She exclaimed that she has nothing to wear to such an occasion, and takes it as offensive. He feels this guilt trip afterward because he is trying to provide for his wife, but can never seem to figure out why she is never satisfied with what he gets. When she cooks him dinner, she always wants more whereas he is a humble man and is happy with anything she makes him, showing all her gratitude but Madame Loisel never does, and always takes her anger out on him. The short story titled “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant arrives at the theme of Jealousy can cause lasting damage to both yourself and others through symbolism. The sun represents the freedom that the residents get for that hour, but after that, they are all the same. Margot never falls into this category in the fact she is the only one with the memory of the sun, outcasting her in a good way. “It was the color of flaming bronze and it was very large. And the sky around it was a blazing blue tile color. And the jungle burned with sunlight as the children, released from their spell, rushed out, yelling, into the springtime” (53). The author uses the words “released from their spell” which states that these children are practically acting