Marriage in “The Necklace” by Maupassant and “The Story of the Hour” by Chopin

Introductory paragraph

It is crucial for a loving relationship that we respect our differences and realizes that out differences are what make relationships work and create our attraction to the opposite sex.

Central Idea

We emphasize the idea that it is these differences that attract us to each other, and balance each other in an intimate relationship. As we find mates who have features complimentary to us, and make us whole. It is when we expect the opposite sex to act as we would, or treat us, as we would like to be treated, that problems arise in relationships.

Thesis

The differences and elaborates on the idea that Men and Women are different creatures who see the world very differently from one another, act differently, and have different needs in a relationship.

Introduction

This paper presents a comparison of marriage in two novels, namely “The Necklace” by Maupassant and “The Story of the Hour” by Chopin. First of all, the novels are introduced separately, followed by a comparative discussion.

Body paragraphs

The story follows the life of Mathilde Loisel, the wife of a minor clerk who nonetheless dreams of a more flourishing life. She feels she was born for lavishness, and persistently dreams about eating fine food, wearing stylish clothing, and sharing in the pastimes of high society. When her husband secures a desirable ball invitation, he believes her desires will be at least temporarily satisfied (Beer, 58-59). The adoption of the story as a film which I have personally watched is somewhat a cohort description of Mathilde in context of her love for luxury. What would have happened if Mathilde had not lost the necklace?” If Mathilde had not misplaced the necklace, or in fact, even asked to borrow the necklace, she and Mr. Loisel would not have been in debt ten long years. Because Mathilde had to borrow the necklace to make herself and others like her better her and Mr. Loisel's financial situation had become inferior to it already was. I think that the ethic of the story is that people need to be happy with what they have and not be so greedy (Maupassant, 12-15).

The clash in this story -the loss of the necklace- is based on Mathilde's false suppositions about value. Mathilde had chosen the piece of jewelry that had looked most remarkable: the velvet box, the shiny stones... ...