The Necklace

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Themes

All Themes Reality and Illusion Women and Beauty Ambition, Greed, and Material Possessions Sacrifice, Suffering, and Martyrdom Happiness

Characters

All Characters Mathilde Loisel M. Loisel Jeanne Forestier

Symbols

All Symbols The Necklace The Mirror

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone

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The Necklace

by Guy de Maupassant

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Introduction Intro

Plot Summary Plot

Summary & Analysis

All Themes
Reality and Illusion
Women and Beauty
Ambition, Greed, and Material Possessions
Sacrifice, Suffering, and Martyrdom
Happiness

All Characters
Mathilde Loisel
M. Loisel
Jeanne Forestier

All Symbols
The Necklace
The Mirror

All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
Genre
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone

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