The-Necklace.ppt

Thenecklace,-GuydeMaupassant,Introduction,TheNecklaceorTheDiamondNecklace(French:LaParure)isashortstorybyGuydeMaupassant,firstpublishedin1884intheFrenchnewspaperLeGaulois.ThestoryhasbecomeoneofMaupassantpopularworksandiswellknownforitsending.Author:GuydeMaupassantOriginaltitle:LaParureCountry:FranceLanguage:FrenchGenre(s):ShortStoryPublicationdate:1884,GuydeMaupassant,1850.8.51893.7.6Hewasapopular19th-centuryFrenchwriter,consideredoneofthefathersofthemodernshortstoryandoneoftheformsfinestexponents.,Plotsummary,TheNecklacetellsthestoryofMadameMathildeLoiselandherhusband.Mathildealwaysimaginedherselfinahighsocialpositionwithwonderfuljewels.Howevershehasnothingandmarriesalowpaidclerkwhotrieshisbesttomakeherhappy.Throughlotsofbeggingatwork,heisabletogettwoinvitationstotheMinistryofthePublicInstructionparty.Mathildethenrefusestogo,forshehasnothingtowear.Herhusbandisupsettoseeherdispleasureand,usingmoneythathewassavingtobuyarifle,heletsMathildebuyadressthatsuitsher.ButMathildeisstillnothappy,shewantsjewelstowearwithit.Sincetheyhavenomoneyleft,herhusbandsuggeststhatsheborrowsomethingfromherfriend,MadameJeanneForestier.Mathildepicksoutthefanciestjewelnecklacethatshecanfind.AfterattendingtheMinistryofPublicInstructionparty,Mathildediscoversthatshehaslostthenecklace.,Plotsummary,Mathildeandherhusbandlookeverywherebutthenecklaceisnottobefound.Theytakeoutloansfromgenerousfriendsandloansharkstobuyadiamondnecklacethatlooksjustliketheonethatwaslost.Ittakesthemtenyearsofhardlabortocomeupwiththe36,000francsnecessarytopaythemback.Towardtheend,Mathildetakesawalk,rememberingherpastandthenightwhenthenecklacewaslost.SuddenlysheseesMadameJeanneForestierandgoestomeether.Mathildeconfessesaboutthatnightandhowsheworkedsohardtoreturnhernecklace.Mme.Forestier,deeplymoved,tellsMathildethattheoneshehadborrowedwasnotmadeofrealdiamondsandthatitwasworthatmost500francs.,Maincharacters,MadameMathildeLoisel：shehasadesiretobepartoftheupperclasswhichsetsthestoryseventsinmotion.Shebeliefsthatsheismeantforalifeofupperclasslevel.MadameJeanneForestier：sheistheschoolfriendofMathildeLoisel,wholendsherthenecklacethatMadameLoiselwearstotheball.MonsieurLoisel：heisMadameMathildeLoiselshusbandwhotriestopleaseherbybuyingexpensivejewelryandclothesjusttosatisfyhercontent.,AnalysisofTheNecklace,Manywomendreamoflivingarichlife,fullofluxury,richesandservants.IntheshortstoryTheNecklacebyGuydeMaupassant,amiddle-classwomannamedMadameLoiseldesiresthatlifestyleverymuch.InTheNecklaceMadameLoiselsvaindesirescausemanyconflictsandherultimatedownfall.,AnalysisofTheNecklace,OnesmallconflictinthestoryisMadameLoiselvs.herhusband.Heisalwaystryingtomakehiswifesatisfiedandsheneverappreciateshimortheirwayoflife.DeMaupassantmakesthisclearinthebeginningbytellingthereaderthat“sheletherselfbemarriedtoalittleclerk”.Thewordletindicatesherunhappinesswithhermarriagetohim.HeworkshardtogetaninvitationtotheMinistersballandhiswifeonlygetsupsetbecauseshehasnothingfancytowear.Heuseshismoneyhehadsavedforavacationwithfriendstobuyherafancydress.Afterhiswifelosesanexpensivelookingnecklace,MonsieurLoiselriskseverythingtotakeoutloansthatinordertobuyarealdiamondnecklacetoreplacethelostone.Heworkstwoandsometimesthreejobsfortenyearsandlivesinpovertytopaybacktheloansforthenecklacehiswifelost.Heendsupsufferingbecauseofhervanityandfoolishdesires,AnalysisofTheNecklace,Themainconflictinthestory,MadameLoiselvs.herself,iscausedbyMadameLoiselsdesireforfinethingsandforfittinginwithhighsociety.Shewantshighsocietytorecognizeherbeautyandcharm.InthebeginningofthestorytheauthortellsusthatShewouldsohavelikedtoplease,tobeenvied,tobecharming,tobesoughtafter.Herobsessionwithwantingtobepleasing,envied,andcharmingeatsawayatherandmakesherbecomeherownantagonistsbecauseshecausesherowndownfall.,TheironyinTheNecklace,theironyisMathildedesperatelywantstobeofahigherclasssoshesacrificesonenightofexcitementandbeingnoticedbytherichthatsheendsupspendingherwholelifeevenmoreunhappyandpoorthanshestartedoutbecausesheborrowedwhatshethoughtwasadiamondnecklaceandendeduplosingit.TheultimateironyisthatthenecklacethatMadameLoiseleborrowedtoprovethatshewasamemberofhighsocietyprovedtobeasfakeasherbeliefthatshewasamemberofthathighsociety.alsoshethoughtthattheballwasgoingtomakeherlifebetterbecauseofalltherichpeopleattemptingit,butitendsupmakingherlifeworsebecauseshelosesthenecklace,关于马蒂尔德这一人物形象的其他观点,女主人公是一个典型的丰满的具有代表性的人物，作者在批评之外还对她给予了她极大的同情，从以下情节上足以证明：丢项链：马蒂尔德在舞会结束后无意间丢失了借来的项链，那可是一挂标价四万法郎的项链，这对一个贫困的家庭，无疑是灭顶之灾。赔项链：马蒂尔德丢失了借来的项链，已经成为现实，但她并不想赖账。而是决心赔偿。,关于马蒂尔德这一人物形象的其他观点,当马德尔德在公园与佛来思节夫人相遇时，一位是“依旧年轻，依旧美丽动人”的贵妇人，一个却是连昔日好朋友都认不出来的“平民妇人”，但马蒂尔德却表现得那么坦然，并主动向佛来思节夫人打招呼，告知她事情的真相。这时的马蒂尔德不仅没有丝毫的虚荣，也没有丝毫的自卑，而是一位经过十年辛劳荡涤，心灵得到净化的朴实的妇人，作者莫泊桑所持的态度显而易见：没有丝毫的嘲笑，只有深深的同情，甚至是赞美。至此，一个吃苦耐劳，敢于面对现实的女主人公赫然立于读者的面前，我们还能一味地去批评吗？如果我们只武断地去批评，这不仅不是莫泊桑的初衷，也得不到我们学生的认可，因为我们扼杀了人性，一个人，不可能十全十美，也不可能一无是处，“金无足赤，人无完人”，而莫泊桑正是用了发展的眼光，全面看问题的思想，忠于“创作要反映社会”的本源塑造了这一丰满的人物形象。一个高明的作家塑造的人物形象，应该是典型的，丰满的，具有代表性的，符合一个“人”的特征，是一个有血有肉的性格多面体，莫泊桑做到了，女主人公马蒂尔德这一丰满的人物形象永远“活”在了世界的文学画廊之中。我们在教学中要忠于作者的写作初衷，在分析人物形象时，要结合时代背景，作者的人生观、创作观，去客观全面地分析人物形象，而不能因某一点就简单地过度赞美或过分的批评，多一些民主，多一些人性。,Myview,很多人认为女主人公是虚荣的代表，对其抨击。她原来的生活起码可以吃饱穿暖，在此基础上，女主人公不甘心于这种平凡，乏味的生活，充满了对上流社会的向往。而这与当时的社会环境是分不开的，当时