University of Florida The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant Analysis

‘Please read the necklac. Questions for The Necklace – **Answer the following questions – Not those at the end of the text – in approximately 450-500 words**

1. Write about “The Necklace” through a Marxist lens using at least three examples from the text.

   Questions a Marxist critic would ask:
   What social classes are presented in the text? How are they portrayed?
   How would the text have been different if the social classes of the characters were flipped?
   What values related to class does the text reinforce or subvert?
   How do characters of different classes interact or conflict?
   How did Madame Loisel’s perspective and attitude about class / social status change over the ten years she spent repaying her debt?

2. The “Necklace” has many parallels with modern American life. In approximately two paragraphs, compare an example from a scene in “The Necklace” to something from either your own life, a friend, family member, or pop culture (movies, television, books, etc.).