The literature quote that I chose to use for my essay is the quote by C.S. Lewis, “Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it.” I picked this quote for the story ” The Necklace,” by Guy de Maupassant because of the similarities between the author and his style of writing for his short story and the meaning of the quote made by Mr. Maupassant. Maupassant used his writing to reveal his interpretation of people’s true nature. To me the quote means, Literature defines reality, which in simpler terms means that, reality can be interpreted by people based on their feelings. Madame Liosel in, “The Necklace,” felt that because she felt because she had beauty she had been able to marry a man that was more wealthy. This part of the story gave description to her reality which was, even though she had beauty she was unhappy due to feeling like she married beneath her.
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It seems like you’ve given a smart understanding of C.S. Lewis’ quote according to “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant. I agree with your comprehension that literature adds profundity to reality by offering translations and points of view that go past simple description. Your analysis of Madame Loisel’s view of reality in the story shows the way that literature can illuminate complex human feelings and inspirations. Great job.
Hey, Yasmin I also picked the same quote and chose to use it for the same story. I find your interpretation of the quote very interesting considering I picked the same one. you mention choosing to write about this quote because of the style in which the author writes and I agree.I feel like the way in which the author wrote was to give people a sense of realization of what not having what you want gets you which connects to the main character in The Necklace.
That is a wonderful quote and extremely relatable, I agree that literature can add to ones reality and its difficult to describe because everybody is different. I believe that someone’s reality is different from each person due to where they come from. Everyone grows up different and experiences differences and to me that’s beautiful because everyone is unique and will always have a different story to tell and different view of the world as well as their thinking.