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Not entirely. Mme. Loisel has the good quality that she is willing to live in poverty for ten years in order to replace the necklace she lost. Nevertheless, this good quality is only brought out by her bad qualities of vanity, pride, and dishonesty.
She is portrayed as having good and bad qualities.
Maupassant portrays Mathilde as a woman who is dissatisfied with her modest lifestyle and yearns for wealth and luxury. She is depicted as ambitious and driven by material desires, which ultimately lead to her downfall and unhappiness.
mathilde and loisel
Guy de Maupassant's tone toward Mathilde and Loisel in "The Necklace" is both critical and sympathetic. He portrays Mathilde as a woman consumed by her desires and dissatisfaction with her life, leading to a tragic downfall. At the same time, he evokes sympathy for Loisel, who is dedicated and hardworking, yet ultimately suffers due to Mathilde's aspirations and decisions. Maupassant’s tone underscores the themes of ambition, vanity, and the harsh realities of life.
There are three characters in The Necklace. Monsieur Loisel and his wife Mathilde, and Mathilde's wealthy friend Madame Forestier.
"Detailed physical description of Mathilde." This is not related to the tone, which refers to the attitude of the author towards the character. Maupassant's portrayal of Mathilde is characterized by irony, sympathy, and criticism, rather than focusing on detailed physical descriptions.
When she is working to pay for the necklace
He shows her as petty and yet willing to work hard to pay off the debt.
Guy de Maupassant's tone toward Mathilde in "The Necklace" is critical and judgmental. He portrays Mathilde as vain, materialistic, and discontent, highlighting the consequences of her actions and decisions. The tone suggests a sense of irony and reproach towards her character.
He shows her as petty and yet willing to work hard to pay off the debt.
Guy de Maupassant portrays Mathilde Loisel as a complex character who embodies both aspiration and discontent. While she yearns for a life of luxury and status, her obsession with appearances and material wealth ultimately leads to her downfall. Maupassant suggests that her vanity and inability to appreciate her modest life contribute to her tragic fate, highlighting the dangers of envy and the pursuit of superficial ideals. In the end, Mathilde's reality starkly contrasts with her dreams, evoking both sympathy and criticism from the reader.
Maupassant's tone towards Mathilde softens after she sacrifices her beauty and youth due to the years of hardship brought on by her desire for material possessions. He shows a hint of sympathy and pity towards her character in the closing sections of the story "The Necklace".