The Necklace
by Guy de Maupassant

The Necklace: Style 1 key example

Key Examples in The Necklace

Style
Explanation and Analysis:

The style of  “The Necklace” relies heavily on strong imagery to show the physical changes in Mathilde (which, in turn, signal emotional changes). As her life changes, the strongest imagery appears in descriptions of her workload and her physical body, as her beauty disappears under the stress of her circumstances:

Her hair ill kempt, her skirts awry, and her hands red, she spoke loudly and she washed the floor with big buckets of water.