Researched essay with four sources describing Irony and Character Development in De Maupassant's "The Necklace."

"The Necklace": Character Development Through Irony and Imagery Guy de Maupassant wrote "The Necklace" during an era when women were under tremendous pressure to limit their potential as individuals. Social class was a prominent aspect of common life and women often found themselves playing a subsidiary role in any given class. Under the circumstances, a woman of "lower class" had overwhelming odds to overcome if she was to elevate her social standing (Marx). Mathilde Loisel, …

…Class Struggles in France 1848-1850. Proyect, Louis. The University of Colorado at Boulder. 19 Mar 2004. http://csf.colorado.edu/cgi-bin/mfs/24/csf/web/psn/marx/Archive/1850-CSF/csf.htm Maupassant, Guy de. "The Necklace". Literature An Introduction to Reading and Writing. 7th. ed. Ed. Edgar V. Roberts and Henry E Jacobs. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall 2004. 7-10. ''The Necklace.'' Short Stories for Students. Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 20 Mar 2004. http://www.enotes.com/necklace/