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The Necklace And The Bet Short Story

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The dialogue in “The Necklace” and the “Bet” functions to reveal aspects of character by demonstrating all of their feelings, thinking, behaviors and their traits showing how those certain situations changed the character's perspective of what he or she believed in. In the story “The Necklace” Mathilde believed if you were had beauty you deserve anything you desire. In “The Bet” the Lawyer that that 2 million dollars will buy your happiness.
In “The Necklace” Written by Guy de Maupassant in 1884 Mathilde was very selfish, while her husband was very generous. Mathilde's husband was invited to a party, which he thought Mathilde was going be thrilled. Mathilde throwing a tantrum at her husband saying how she had no dress since they were poor. Even though, he knew she was ungrateful Mr. Louisel, yet showed generosity, since he gave the money he was originally saving for a gun to Mathilde to buy a dress. Later on, she complained about her choice of jewelry. Her husband suggested her to borrow one of her friends' jewelry, Madame Forestier since she was rich. In the text it states, (P.2) “She suffered endlessly, feeling born for every delicacy and luxury. She suffered from the poorness of her house..." Maupassant showed that even after having a roof to live under she still thought she "deserved" more than what she had because of her looks. After the party, Mathilde realized she lost her friend’s necklace and had no choice other than replacing it. They found a necklace that was a replica of the original necklace, which was 3,600 francs. Mathilde and her husband for 10 years of their life were wasted into paying a debt. Mr. Louisel’s generous dialogue continued since he helped Mathilde pay off the debt when it was initially all Mathilde fault. After vowing to replace Madame Forestier's necklace Mathilde's attitude changed completely after perceiving she was self-centered and selfish and have to be appreciative what you have. In paragraph 96 the author says, "She came to know the heavy work of the house, the hateful duties of the kitchen. She washed the plates, wearing out her pink nails on the coarse pottery and the bottoms of pans. She washed the dirty linen, the shirts, and dish-cloths, and hung them out to dry on

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