CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Indirect characterization/ She is selfish and not generous.
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Direct characterization/ She is a creative person.
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Indirect characterization/ She wants to get a job.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -At the beginning of the story we learn that Mathilde spends a lot of her time daydreaming about being rich. What type of CHARACTERIZATION is this and what can we INFER from it? Indirect characterization/ She is selfish and not generous.
Detailed explanation-2: -Direct Characterization Mathilde has never actually known about living as an upper-class woman. Her perception of what it entails is based entirely on her imagination, and the passage further describes her attitude that physical appearance is all that matters.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the beginning of the story, Mathilde was a charming young woman who daydreamed about a luxurious life. She was married to a minor clerk. The narrator mentioned that she dressed plainly because she could not afford fine clothes. She grieved incessantly, and believed that she was born to enjoy the luxuries of living.
Detailed explanation-4: -Direct Characterization of Madame Loisel In “The Necklace", Madame Loisel is a “very pretty", charming, young woman. In the first paragraph of the story, she was directly described as: The girl was one of those pretty and charming young creatures who sometimes are born, as if by a slip of fate, into a family of clerks.
Detailed explanation-5: -Madame Loisel Indirect Characterization Her jewelry and clothing are not nearly as extravagant as all of the other women which leads her to be afraid that she will be judged harshly for not being a member of such a high economic class.