Outline: Mauppassant's "The Necklace" Thesis: The character, Mathilde Loisel, changes dramatically in several ways. I.Introduction A.In Maupassant's, "The Necklace" Mathilde Loisel is a discontent woman. B.She longs to be beautiful and popular among the other women in town. C.The character, Mathilde Loisel, changes dramatically in several ways. II.Body A.Mathilde goes from rags to riches to attend a formal dinner party. 1. She manipulates her husband to give her for hundred …showed first 75 words of 1223 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1223 total…the jewelry that Mathilde returns is authentic, but the jewelry that she borrows is only theatre jewelry. In this story's setting an object causes drastic changes in the character's lifestyles and environment. The use of a single object creates all of the story's conflicts. The creative use of the setting brings out the character's moral values. A simple lie causes Mathilde and her husband to go into debt and live miserably for ten long years.