In Guy de Maupassant’s short story ”The Necklace”, simple words are used to describe ordinary things, such as a necklace, an apartment, or a dress. These common items become very important because they are described in a compelling way. For example, when Mathilde Loisel receives the invitation to the ball, she dreams of having many things:
“She dreams of big rooms with old silk, pretty furniture with many beautiful things, and small rooms with flowers, made for talking to famous men, the kind of men all women want.”
Although these descriptions are simple, they are full of power. Through the precise language used to describe these everyday items, the story enhances the emotional resonance of her dissatisfaction with life. This story shows that even the most ordinary objects, when described with precise and expressive language, can be imbued with profound meaning.
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Hang Pan, I do think that De Maupassant is a good example of how a writer can imbue an ordinary object with immense meaning, but this is not an accurate quote from the story. ,
I agree Hang Pan that the story by Maupassant uses commonplace items describing Mathilde’s imagery of what she wants her place to be like. She only projects her world view. I see you have used some effort the way you are trying to describe about Malthilde.