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  • Essay / Confused Values ​​in the Necklace - 681

    Confused Values ​​in the Necklace For some people, the class distinction is very important. Usually we think of class distinction as being of greatest importance to the upper classes, those who can afford to look down on the rest of the world, but sometimes this concept is of greatest importance to those occupying the lower rungs of the company. These are people who are stuck where they are, but who feel that their true place is at the top of the social ladder. The character of Mme. Loisel in the story "The Necklace" by Guy de Moupassant is one of these people. She's from the lower classes, but she has a romantic idea of ​​what life at the top is like, and it's one of those ideas that ends up getting her into trouble. The story begins by describing Mme. Loisel and the contrasts between the world she lives in and the one she dreams of. His life consists of simple clothes, a simple house full of functional things, and simple, healthy food. She has a servant in her house, her husband has a good, if unglamorous, job, and they are generally from a middle-class family. This life is...