The reading that had the most meaning to me was “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant. All of the readings were interesting in its own unique ways, but “The Necklace” was more relative to todays society in my opinion. In the story you have a woman with a good man who provided and tried to make her as comfortable as possible, however she longed for something much more. She wanted the materialistic things in life. She also wanted to appear as if she was of higher standard than what she was. Her husband worked hard to get her into a room full of prominent individuals and because she wasn’t content with who she was, she borrowed a necklace in which she lost. Her and the husband borrow money to buy a necklace just like the one she borrowed and had to work and tear down their bodies for a long time to get out of debt, all for the necklace to wound up being fake. In todays society social media had portrayed individuals to be happier, richer, stronger , and wiser. Behind the scenes the same individuals may be battling depression, wearing fake jewelry and clothes, weak minded, and copying and pasting others words. It is important to be comfortable with who you are, live within your means, and work for what you want. Be patient, your time is coming. Thank you Professor Conway for enhancing my understanding of literature. Happy Holidays everyone!
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