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In ¨The Necklace¨ by Guy de Maupassant, Mr. Loisel contributes to theme of ¨Status isn’t as important as you think it would be¨ by being a counter to Mrs. Loisel, who is very haughty, pretentious, and very concerned about status and what others think of her. He also does't think of status as something that should really be cared about.

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Throughout the entire first part of the story before the party, Mr. Loisel is a voice of reason against Mrs. Loisel. In this particular instance, Mrs. Loisel is trying to convince her to go to a ball, but she is convinced that she doesn't have a nice enough dress of enough jewels. In the text, it says, "
She looked at him out of furious eyes, and said impatiently: "And what do you suppose I am to wear at such an affair?" He had not thought about it; he stammered: "Why, the dress you go to the theatre in. It looks very nice, to me . . ." He stopped, stupefied and utterly at a loss when he saw that his wife was beginning to cry." (Paragraph 13-16). This shows that Mr. Loisel thinks more modestly than Mrs. Loisel and doesn't care as much as about status.

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In another instance, Mr. Loisel is very confused by the fact that Mrs. Loisel has a very nice dress, but is still sad. In the text, it says, "The day of the party drew near, and Madame Loisel seemed sad, uneasy and anxious. Her dress was ready, however. One evening her husband said to her: "What's the matter with you? You've been very odd for the last three days." "I'm utterly miserable at not having any jewels, not a single stone, to wear," (Paragraph 27-29). This shows that Mr. Loisel doesn't understand that she is distressed about not having a single piece of jewelry to wear because he doesn't really care that what you wear determines your status, as it is a stupid system that he doesn't necessarily agree with.

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In "The necklace written by Guy de Maupassant the setting contributes to the theme that, status and objects don't make one happier; friends and family do. Madame Loisel is very haughty and cares so much of her status that love and family don't compare. She thinks she needs to be rich and worshiped  by all to be happy.

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In the necklace by guy de Maupassant the conflict contributes to the theme that status doesn't matter and object won't make you happy, but family and friends will.

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In "The Necklace" Madame Loisel imagines a luxury home that she would be happy to live in. The text states, "She imagined vast saloons hung with antique silks, exquisite pieces of furniture supporting priceless ornaments, and small, charming, perfumed rooms, created just for little parties of intimate friends, men who were famous and sought after, whose homage roused every other woman's envious longings" (Maupassant 2). The setting she describes contributes to the theme because she doesn't know that things and appearances won't by her happiness, but dumbly she continues perusing the luxury life or appearance no matter what she has to do to appear of high status.

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In "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, Mrs. Loisel contributes to the theme of "Status isn't as important as you would think it to be" by showing that even when you do everything right and had a good image, but in reality, she ended up working constantly and proving that even if you have a good public image, it can't save you from things like poverty.

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In the Necklace the conflict is one of the main ways the author shows the theme through the conflict the author teachs a message that is one all people can benifit from. The theme is meant to teach the characters a message.

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Through out the entire story, Mrs. Loisel is very worried about her public image and how others perceive her, and Mr. Loisel is the opposite. In the text, it says, ""No . . . there's nothing so humiliating as looking poor in the middle of a lot of rich women.""How stupid you are!" exclaimed her husband. "Go and see Madame Forestier and ask her to lend you some jewels. You know her quite well enough for that." (Paragraph 32 and 33). This shows that Mrs. Loisel is very vain, and that Mr. Loisel tries to be a voice of reason, but she insists, and that gets her nowhere.

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Another example of how the setting in "The Necklace" contributes to the theme is Madame Loisel suffers from the poorness of her home. She even stated that she is ashamed she married below her status for then she can't be seemed as high status. She wants to live in an elegant home with luxury decorations and she claims she would be happy then, instead of living in a poor household with someone who loves her. The text states, "She suffered from the poorness of her house, from its mean walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains. All these things, of which other women of her class would not even have been aware, tormented and insulted her" (Maupassant 2). This contributes to theme of, luxury and other items cannot buy happiness, family and friends can, because it uses the setting to show Madames Loisels desire for a nice home and her hate for the home she is currently living in.

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In "The Necklace" written by Guy de Maupassant, symbolism contributes to the theme of, Objects, appearances, and status cannot buy your happiness, but family and friends can, because the necklace given to Madame Loisel by her friends symbolizes that an object so pretty can have no worth. Madame is tricked by the appearance of the pretty gem into thinking its quite luxurious and priceless when in reality its a fake piece of costume jewelry. Another item that symbolizes something in, "The Necklace" is the mirror. The mirror symbolizes how important Madame Loisel's appearances are to her. This symbolism relates to the theme because the necklace doesn't buy Madame happiness, as it only buys her and her husband years of work. Secondly, the symbol, the mirror also relates to the theme as her appearance is all that matters to her and it only buys her happiness for a short amount of time.

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The story "The Necklace" uses symbols to contribute to the theme. One major form of symbolism portrayed in, "The Necklace" is the necklace itself. Madame Loisel's friend gives her a necklace that appears luxury and valuable when its nothing more than a fake gem on costume jewelry. Madame's craving desire to be of high status tricks her to think that the necklace is worth a lot which later leads to issues and problems for Madame and her husband. The text reads, "'I . . . I . . .I've no longer got Madame Forestier's necklace. . . .'...'I brought you another one just like it. And for the last ten years we have been paying for it. You realize it wasn't easy for us; we had no money...'Oh, my poor Mathilde! But mine was imitation. It was worth at the very most five hundred francs!'" (Maupassant). After working with her husband to pay for the necklace her life was miserable. All that work over a piece of costume jewelry. In all, The symbol, the necklace, contributes to the theme of, "The Necklace" because the necklace which madame Loisel thought was valuable wasn't at all and she suffered from her only desire of high statues by working for the gem she lost for years and years proving that objects won't buy you happiness.

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Another example of how symbols contribute to the theme of the short story, "The Necklace" written by Guy de Maupassant is the symbol of the mirror. Her reflection is really all that matters to her. She wants to look fabulous and admired. Madame Loisel  thought that would make her eternally happy. A quote from "The Necklace" reads, "All at once, in a black satin box, Madame Loisel unearthed a superb diamond necklace, and her heart began pounding with unrestrained desire. Her hands trembled when she picked up the necklace. She placed it on her throat, against her high-necked dress, and remained ecstatic in front of her reflection" (Maupassant). The mirror reflects her current happiness. As in the near future life would not be pleasant for her or her husband. The literary element, Symbols, contributes to the theme as shown in the symbol of the mirror.