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21 ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

The Necklace

DIRECTIONS: R ead t he s t at em ent s bel ow and pl ace a ch eck m ark i n t he s pace m arked
~Agree" i f you agree with the statement or ~Disagree" if you disagree with the statement.

AGREE DISAGREE- 2 POINTS EACH NUMBER.

1. Husbands should always try to please their wives.

2. If you borrow something from a friend and lose it, you should
replace it, if you know your friend won't be able to tell the difference.

3. You should always tell your friends the truth, even if you know
they'll be mad at you.

4. M oney does n't guar ant ee happi n es s .

5. You should always worry about yourself first, and then you can worry
about others.

6. Some people deserve to be at the bottom of society.

7. Women have the s ame opportunity t oday as they did in th e past.

8. If two people are in love, money is not that important.

VOCABULARY: Please choose five of these words put in your Cornell Notes. Make
certain that your definitions are from the context of the short story. 5 POINTS
EACH WORD.

adorn, caste, finesse, suppleness, aristocracy, incessantly, antechamber, apparatus, inestimable,

coquettish, intimate, tureen, exquisite, chagrin, stupefied, vexation, colleague, chic, immoderate,
intoxicated, vestibule, harrowed, dictated, take measures, chaplet, ruinous, frigid, odious,
chemises, refuse, haggling, awry,
 ANALYSIS: 5 points each question.

1. Write the name of the author/speaker:

2. Write the name of the protagonist (main character):

3. Write the name of the other characters in the story:

4. What did the coat symbolize in ''The Necklace?

5. How is the ending of ''The Necklace'' ironic?

Prove that the protagonist is a dynamic character by filling out the following
charts: 5 points each chart.

Protagonist's Appearance

How did the protagonist look before losing How did the protagonist look after losing the
the necklace? Support your answer with direct necklace? Support your answer with direct
evidence from the text. evidence from the text.
Pro ta go n i s t' s Statu s i n S oci ety

What was the protagonist's status in society What was the protagonist's status in society
before losing the necklace? Support your after losing the necklace? Support your answer
answer with direct evidence from the text. with direct evidence from the text.

P r o t a g o n i s t ' s Me t h o d s f o r D e a l i n g w i th C on fl i c t
How did the protagonist deal with her How did the protagonist deal with the
problem of being dissatisfied with her life problem of losing her friend's necklace?
in the beginning of the story? Support Support your answer with direct evidence
your answer with direct evidence from the from the text.

1. Write down the antagonists (people or forces that oppose protagonist):

2. Write the names of the characters in the story that were not the protagonist or the
antagonist:

3. Write down the setting of the story:

POINT-OF-VIEW: Look through the story. If you see the pronouns (I, me, my, we), the
point-ofview is first-person. If you see the pronouns (he, she, they), and the names of
characters, the point-of-view is third-person.

Write whether the point-of-view is first-person or third-person:

P l o t : Below are the events of ~The Necklace", but not in order. Put them in order by
placing a number next to each event that represents the order in which it happened in the
story. The first one has been done for you.

_ _ _ _1 . After buying a dress, Mathilde is still upset because she has no expensive jewelry to
wear to the party. She borrows a diamond necklace from her wealthy friend.

____2. Mathilde gets home from the party and discovers the necklace is missing.

___3. Pretty and charming Mathilde Loisel cries incessantly because was born middle-class
and feels she was meant for a life that the wealthy live.

____ 4. Monsier Loisel gives Mathilde the money to buy herself a dress for the ball.

____ 5. Ten years later, Mathilde meets Mme. Forestier while taking a walk. Mme. Forestier
tells Mathilde the original necklace was made out of paste.

____6. Mathilde's husband searches for the missing necklace, but never finds it, so they
borrow the money needed to buy a necklace exactly like the one that was lost.

____ 7. Mathilde and her husband live like paupers and work hard for ten years to repay the
debt they created after buying a new necklace to give back to Mme. Forestier.

____ 8. Mathilde’s husband brings home an invitation to a fancy party hoping to cheer his
wife up, but the invitation makes her more upset because she has nothing to wear.

____ 9. Mathilde ~returns" the necklace to Mme. Forestier.

Now that the events are in order, complete your plot structure diagram.

Place the letters of the con fl i ct s below in the correct boxes. Some conflicts may go in
more than one box. 2 POINTS EACH.

a. Mathilde cries incessantly, feeling she was meant to be rich and not middle-class.
b. Mathilde envies her wealthy friend, Mme. Forestier.
c. Mathilde loses the necklace borrowed from her friend, Mme. Forestier.
d. Mathilde's prospects for improving her status in French society are small.

INTERNAL EXTERNAL
person vs. self person vs. person

person vs. nature person vs. society

Theme is revealed through the lessons about life that the characters learn. Think of two
lessons the protagonist learned as a result of what happened to her in the story. The lessons
you write down will be possible themes of the story: 9 points

Situational Irony: It is the contrast between what happens and what was expected (or what
would seem appropriate). Because it emerges from the events and circumstances of a story, it is
often more subtle and effective than verbal or dramatic irony. 9 points

Foreshadowing: This is a writer's technique in which the author provides clues or hints as to
what is going to happen later in the story. It is like the music in a scary movie when we
know that something bad is about to happen. Write down three clues in the story that
indicated the necklace might not have been real. These are clues that happened before
Mathilde found out it was not real points