Characters in fiction are often defined as being flat or complex. In the short story "The Necklace" M. Loisel is a complex character. He undergoes significant changes throughout the story. In the beginning he is a very positive person who wants to please his wife, he then is a concerned person trying to protect his family name, which then becomes hard working and depressed. <Tab/>At the start of the story …showed first 75 words of 562 total…

…showed last 75 words of 562 total…she caused it forced all of their money to go to creditors. He no longer minded that she had to be of the common class, he saved his family name. <Tab/>M. Loisel changed through the short story "The Necklace". He was once a positive man that was content with his life, wanted to make his wife happy, and then became a hardworking cold man. This makes him a complex character.