Guy de Maupassant describes his main character for several paragraphs but does not identify her by name until later in the short story. Instead, he repeatedly refers to the woman as she. His initial depiction of the woman identifies her as .....

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Guy de Maupassant describes his main character for several paragraphs but does not identify her by name until later in the short story. Instead, he repeatedly refers to the woman as “she.” His initial depiction of the woman identifies her as ____

A	happy
B	dissatisfied
C	religious
D	content

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Lesson Summary. Mathilde Loisel, the main character in Guy de Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace, ” is the embodiment of insecurity and greed. Her desire to appear wealthy cause her and her husband ten years of misery and ruin any chance she might have had to climb the social ladder.

Detailed explanation-2: -The story “The Necklace” comprises three characters-Mathilde Loisel, Monsieur Loisel, and Mme. Forestier. The protagonist is a young and beautiful woman, Mathilde Loisel.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mathilde Loisel The protagonist of the story. Mathilde has been blessed with physical beauty but not with the affluent lifestyle she yearns for, and she feels deeply discontented with her lot in life.

Detailed explanation-4: -Point of View and Narrator in “The Necklace" In Guy de Maupassant’s The Necklace the author utilizes a third person narrator who possesses a limited omniscience (1010). This narrator is exposed through the fact that there is never an “I” in the story.

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CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE