The Necklace –1
September 9, 2008
Paragraph 1: There are several paintings that are the illustrations that accompany this story. Why are these appropriate choices for this story? Address the atmosphere that the story creates.
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1. Cal Thorne | September 22nd, 2009 at 6:26 pm
One concept from the poem that relates to “Marigolds” is that they both did something bad when they were kids. In Marigolds Lizabeth destroys Miss Lottie’s flowers and in “Forgive My Guilt” he kills birds. Another one is that they both feel guilty about it after they do it. We know that because Lizabeth cries and he still hears the birds. The last one is that they both destroy something beautiful. In “Marigolds” she destroys flowers and in “Forgive My Guilt” he kills birds.
2. GHoover | September 24th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
The paintings were important because they show what it was like at the time. The paintings also make it easier visulize the story.
They also make it to picture how they looked. The atmosphere of the story for me is sad and ironic. The story is sad because she loses her friends necklace, but it is ironic because she worked so hard to pay off the necklace only to find out later that it was fake.
3. Alexis W | September 25th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
The illustrations go well with this story because it sets the time and scene. By this I mean that you can tell what the story setting was back in the 19th century. The pictures also show the mood and it showed how fancy the party was supposed to be. You can tell the atmosphere in some scenes were sort of gloomy like and in others you could see people talking and laughing. One picture even showed how the Boulevard at night looked.
4. Priya Maithel | September 25th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
The paintings in the story ‘The Necklace’ are very important to the story. The one painting on page 165 shows a what a party may have been like in the 1800’s. You can tell how the party would differ from a party today. I think the paintings help create the whole atmosphere of the story. They help you see the formal, delicateness of the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Loisel. This just shows the affect a few paintings can have on a story and how you interpret it.
5. Christian W | September 25th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
The illustrations in the story “The Necklace” are fitting choices because that go along with the story and further disclose the mood. The pictures show sadness,distress, events taking place, happiness, and liveliness. They also conveyed how the characters were interacting and their feelings at a time next to the illustration. The story creates a sad and depressing mood throughout the story with the exception of the scene of the party where the characters and people with them were joyful and lively. The story, in conclusion, revealed a saddening mood that told how the characters felt and was revealed even more with the illustration’s details.
6. Christina | September 25th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
I think they are appropriate because they paint the picture of what is going on in the story even though they weren’t created for that purpose. In one scene you see a ballroom with a party going on. In another you see one lady giving a necklace to another. The story creates a sad almost pitiful atmosphere. The lady’s husband gives up everything for her and she treats him like dirt. She was very ungrateful, and in the end she ends up losing the one thing she did have, her beauty.
7. Lisa E. | September 25th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
The paintings are important for this story because they help show what’s going on and what things looked like. Anxiety, fear, and relief are created from this story. Anxiety is from Mme. Loisel losing her friends diomand necklace and never finding it again. Fear was when she didn’t know what to do, and working for ten years to pay off the new necklace she bought. Finally the relief is when Mme. Loisel finds out her friends first necklace was just a fake.
8. J Grant | September 25th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
I think that the illustrations used in “The Necklace” are very appropiate because they give you an idea of what is happening in the story. The pictures show the attitude of Mathilde’s discontent, like the picture on page 160. The facial expressions of the women featured in these paintings defanetly express Mathilde’s grandiosity and longing for an upscale lifestyle. The atmosphere that the story creates is a dark feeling. Mathilde is always wishing for a different life, and ends up paying the price for it in the end.
9. E. Carter | September 25th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
The paintings in “The Necklace” do a go job of portraying the mood of the scenes, enhancing the story with rich visual effects. The Interrupted Reading by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (160) does a wonderful job of portraying the attitude of Madame Loisel; It’s dark background and perplexed tone wonderfully illustrates Madame Loisel’s view of the world. The New Necklace by William McGregor Paxton (163) does a good job of presenting the manner in which Madam Loisel asks Madam Forestier “…Could I borrow that, just that and nothing else?” (164). Hush! (The Concert) by James Tissot (165) brilliantly depicts the opulent fashion of which parties of that era were conducted. Lastly, The Boulevard Montmartre at Night by Camille Pissarro (166) illustrates the forlorn mood of the story after Madame Loisel loses the supposedly expensive diamond necklace.
10. Olivia Alfredson | September 26th, 2009 at 5:33 am
The pictures chosen for the story are perfect becausae they tell of the dreary lifestyle that the characters led. The picture on the title page shows a woman who seems distrought and tired. This is a terrific representation for the main character in the story. On page 163 it depicts a well-to-do lady giving over her necklace to an uncertain poorer lady – much like in the story. On 165 it shows the bussle and commotion going on at the party along with all the excitement that came with the honor of being invited. On page 166 however the excitement drops when the picture gives off an unpleasant air of being hopeless and lost on a busy street at night. In the end this story creates an atmosphere of dispair and stress and clearly depicts the dusty life that they called their own.
11. Kim B. | September 26th, 2009 at 7:29 am
The first picture in the story is appropriate because it looks like she is staring off in the distance longing for something. In the story she is longing to be part of a wealthy family. In the second picture there are two people with one handing over a necklace to the other. This picture fits with the story because the main character barrows a necklace from her friend. The next picture works with the story because it is a picture of a party. In the story her husband gets her an invitation to a party at a mansion. The last picture is appropriate because it’s of a busy street. In the story she loses the necklace and has to look in a busy street to find it.
12. Chris Bankston | September 26th, 2009 at 8:02 am
The painting “Interrupted Reading” is a good fit for the page that it is on because that is the page that describes Mme. Loisel, and according to the description of Mme. Loisel the painting fits her perfectly.The painting “The New Necklace” seems like it fits the scene when Mme. Loisel asks Mme. Forestier for the diamod necklace. The painting “Hush! (The Concert)” looks like a typical french party in the 1800s. The last painting “The Boulevard Montmarte at Night” captures the essence of a busy night on the streets of France. I think the atmosphere this story creates is a busy french night.
13. Eric Hamilton | September 26th, 2009 at 10:23 am
They are appropriate because most of the paintings have a lady with a necklace on or is being handed a necklace. Since the story is called “The Necklace” it is very appropriate to have pictures of people with necklaces in the story.The atmosphere that the story creates is first excitment because she gets to attened an reception at the Ministerial mansion. Then it was caious when she lost Mme. Foristier’s necklace. So they went and bought her a replacement to give back to her that looked like the real one but tured out to be fake diamonds.
14. Gabriella W | September 26th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
I think the illustrations are appropiate because they relate to exactly what is happening or being done in the story. The picture on the first page of the girl sitting all alone, daydreaming with a sad look on her face already shows you that the atmosphere of the story is a little moody. It also relates exactly what is happening in the story, because Mathilde believes ’she had been born for all the litttle niceties and luxuries of living” (161). Another illustration that is perfect for this story is the one where you see alot of woman in elegant dresses and men looking distinguished on page165. It conveys that the atmosphere is very excitable and happy. This is show when she describes dancing “in a kind of happy cloud composed of all the adulation” (164).
15. Cal Thorne | September 26th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
There are four paintings throughout the story that create an atmosphere for the story. The first painting shows a woman that looks sad and depressed and that reflects on the story because that is how Mme. Loisel feels in the beginning of the story. The second painting is about a woman giving a necklace to another woman and that reflects the story because Mme. Forestier lends a necklace to Mme. Loisel. The third painting illustrates the ball that they go to at the Ministerial Mansion. The last painting shows the streets of Paris were they lose their friends necklace.
16. Frank H. | September 26th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
The painting on p.160( Interrupted Reading by Jean- Baptiste- Camille Corot) is likened to Mme. Loisel,whose everyday life was constantly interrupted by thoughts of grandeur, and a life she could not have. ” She had no evening clothes, no jewels, nothing. But those were the things she wanted; she felt that was the kind of life for her. She so much longed to please, be envied, be fascinating and sought after”(161). The painting of p.163 (The Necklace by William McGregor Paxton) was like when Mme. Loisel went to Mme. Forestier and asked if she could borrow some jewelry. Her husband exclaimed, “My, but you’re silly! Go see your friend Mme. Forestier, and ask her to lend you some jewelry. You and she know each other well enough for you to do that”(162). Mme. Forestier lent her the diamond necklace. The painting on p.165 (Hush! (The Concert) by James Tissot) is similar to Mme. Loisel when she was at the party. She was the center of attention. ” All the men turned to look at her, asked who she was, begged to be introduced. All the Cabinet officials wanted to waltz with her. The Minister took notice of her”(164). After the party Mme. Loisel loses the necklace. The painting of p.166 ( The Boulevard Montmatre at Night by Camille Pissarro) resembles the night when Mme. Loisel’s husband searches the streets for the diamond necklace. He retraced their steps. ” He went to the police station, newspapers to post a reward, to the cab companies, everywhere the slightest hoe drove him”(167). The Loisels purchase a new expensive replacement necklace, and spend the next ten years paying off the debt, only to find out it had been a fake.
17. Ryan S. | September 26th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
These are appropriate choices for this story because each picture helps you understand a certain part of the story. Like on p160 this picture gives a good picture of what Mathilde looked like everyday. The picture on p163 shows what the scene looked like when Mathilde was borrowing the necklace from her friend. The picture on page165 shows what the ballroom might have looked like the night Mathilde went to it and the picture on page 166 shows you what the busy street might look like after the ball. The atmosphere throughout the story is that Mathilde is sad and gloomy and that is how she convinces her husband to buy her a new evening dress for the party. When at the party the atmosphere is jubilant and excitement. After the party to the end of the story there is a mood of sadness and a feeling that the debt will never be paid off and you get a strong feeling of disbelief at the end of the story when the friend, Mmm. Frostier, tells Mathilde that the necklace that she lost was a fake and only worth about a tenth of what the one that they bought was worth.
18. Christyana | September 26th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Most of these paintings are chosen for the story because they fit the image of the story.For example on page 163, the painting gives us more details about the lady and how she looked while handing the necklace over. Another example would be on page 166, This painting gives us a picture of what the night looked like when she lost the necklace.In both paintings the atmosphere is set to a calm back in the day image.
19. Ashley A. | September 26th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
The illustrations that accompany this story are important because it gives you a good idea of what everything looked like and how society was back then. The atmosphere that the story creates is beauty, the hard times in life, mis-communications, and the how society was. You should always know the facts before you do something, otherwise; you can spend years of your life wasting your life. The illustrations help because you can just imagine so well what everything must’ve looked like. The atmosphere is unhappiness in the beginning, happiness and beauty towards the middle, and then complete unhappiness, stress, and frustration towards the end.
20. Rebekah Parsons | September 26th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
The story is obviosly in the “old days”, so the pictures fit the atmosphere of the story showing women and how they dressed in that era. They show the feelings of the people in the scenes and give an idea of how people acted and felt, giving a better picture of the story. The story shows how important fassion was in different classes. It showed how the rich people lived, and how the poor people lived. It was interesting to see how people acted around eachother. It was also showing how many “qualifications” the rich had.
21. Leanne Krick | September 26th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
In the first picture there is Mathilde Loisel who is sitting on a chair looking depressed and sad. In this story she is not a very rich girl and who is not happy about her financial or social standing. In the next picture, it is her friend giving her a necklace to borrow for a big event, because she does not have enough money to buy nice jewlrey.The next piture in this story shows the ball she is at and it’s a high society party. In the final picture it looks like there are alot of people, it looks dark like its night, and it looks blurry. All these things in this picture could illustrate when Mathilde lost the necklace and bought a new one and when she told her friend about the lost one, she found out that the one she lost was fake so it could represent the fact that Mathilde could not tell the difference betweent the real and the fake necklace, it was unclear to her.
22. Morgan Bates | September 26th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
In the story “The Necklace” the pictures are so appropiate for this story because it helps me personaly understand the time of the story. It also shows possibly how they dressed back in that time. Another reason is to show where the story takes place, which is Paris. Another reason, the pictures are important is beacuse in a way its the story without words.
23. Morgan Bates | September 26th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
In this story “The Necklace” the pictures are so appropiate for this story because it helps me personaly understand the time of the story. It also shows possibly how they dressed back in that time. Another reason is to show where the story takes place, which is Paris. Another reason, the pictures are important is beacuse in a way its the story without words.
24. Maggie V | September 26th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
These paintings make the story so much better to understand how the character is feeling in the story. They also make it much easier to understand the story in general. The atmosphere in the story was sad. At the beginning of the story the girl was depressed that she was not rich and did not have fancy cloths, jewelry, or a fancy house. At the end of the story the girl just got done working her debt off.
25. Paige Peterson | September 26th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
The paintings are appropriate for the story because they illustrate what is happening in that part of the story. They could also the mood of the scene. The story creates a kind of gloomy atmosphere. Mathilde wanted to have the finer things in life, but she couldnt afford them.So in the story, she complains about what she doesnt have, but later finds the necklace of her friend, and she becomes happier.
26. Kristen b. | September 26th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
It tells the story without using words. It shows the setting of the stor
27. Kristen b. | September 26th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
It tells the story without using words. It shows the setting of the story.
28. Callum A | September 26th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
The pictures are quite appropriate for the story. The painting on the title page is a great depiction of Mme. Loisel. It shows a pretty woman in plain clothes wearing a necklace. “She dressed plainly because she could not afford fine clothes.” (161) The next one shows a scene not unlike the one where Mme. Loisel recieves the necklace.”She found… a suberb diamond necklace;” (164) The third illustration is a lovley scene from a tyipcal French ballroom. Lastly, the final image shows the mood in Paris at night. The atmosphere in the story at the outset is sad and downcast. It makes you feel that life is unfair. It makes you feel as if life is unjust. as the story progresses the mood gets gradually lighter until the culmination at the dance. As you discover that she has lost the necklace, the mood turns to despair.
29. Shannon J. | September 26th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
The first painting with the woman sitting there in a chair it important because it describes her. She sits there lonely in a chair and thats what she also feels inside.”but she was as unhappy as a woman who has come down in the world” (160). She is unhappy because of who she is. Another painting is of a dinner party that Nanterre attended.”she was the prettiest one there, fashoinalble, gracious, smiling and wild with joy” (164) and that is all she ever wanted. She had spent many days daydreaming of this and it finally happend. The atmosphere the story gives is loneliness happiness and tireness at the same time.
30. Autumn J | September 26th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
These paintings are appropriate choices for the story because they give you a visual aid of what is happening. The paintings create the delicate but envious atmosphere. An example is the first picture which to me gives a soft and gentle atmosphere with a little sorrow. The second picture illustrates the calm setting of Mme.Loisel borrowing a neckalace from Mme.Forestier.In conclusion these paintings are appropriate because of the perfect atmosphere they set for the story.
31. Mariana S. | September 26th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
The several illustrations that accompany this story are appropriate choices. This story takes place in the late 1880’s, so the average person would not know what it was like back then. Also the narrator often illustrates Madame Loisel personality so the reader can understand her rationality of wanting certain things. The elegance of Madame Forestier is described also so you can see what Madame Loisel wishes she had. This is why I think the illustrations that accompany this story are appropriate.
32. Imani Thomas | September 26th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
The paintings used in this story are appropriate because they represent what is going on during that certain part of the story. The also give the story that real life feel to it. By this I mean a person could relate to the story more with these pictures than just simply reading the story. This story gave me the atmospehere of regret and guilt. Regret because Mme. Loisel lost the necklace and had to buy a new one. Guilt because she bought a new necklace and did not just tell her friend that the necklace was stolen and forget about it.
33. ArabiaL | September 26th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
The paintings show women in necklaces. These necklaces stand for The necklace in the story that the lady has.This story creates a feel of what its like to lose somethings thats a friend. Its also shows what extent someone will go to find or replace what they lost. Thats what matters.
34. Marissa King | September 26th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
The paintings are appropriate choices for this story because they describe what kind of lady the women was. She was pretty and charming, understood, loving, graceful and charming. She was pretty like the paintings because she stood out in a crowd and she was noticed alot. The atmosphere that the story creates was that of a very intellengent woman not having full confidence in herself. She felt un-impowered when it came to all the other rich women that surrounded her in her community. The story talked about when she had a rich friend from the convent and she didn’t go to visit her anymore because she always felt sad and un-accomplished when she left.
35. katie | September 27th, 2009 at 11:05 am
They are appropriate choices for this story because they are all showing important value. The atmosphere that the story creates is very much based on “society” and the way people lived.
36. Meagan Collins | September 27th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Adding art to stories often gives readers a better understanding of details in the story, and it often sets a mood to the story. At the beginning of the short story, “The Necklace”, the painting “Interrupted Reading” by Jean-Baptiste-Camille-Corot is shown. The painting is of a woman with a book in her hand, but she has a day dreaming look on her face. She looks unsatisfied with her life. This painting reminds me of Mme. Loisel because the both seem sad and look like their life is a drag. It creates a sorrowful atmosphere for the reader. Also, the story features the painting, “The New Necklace” by Willian McGregor Paxton. It shows a woman handing another woman a piece of jewelery. This sort of shows the reader the beauty of Mme. Forestier letting Mme. Loisel borrow her necklace. It is elegant and on the face of one woman in the painting, who I assume to be Mme. Loisel, she looks happy. “Hush! (The Concert)” by James Tissot is also a painting shown in the story. It is of a room full of elegant and wealthy-looking people, with one beautiful woman being the focus. The focal point of the painting reminds me of Mme. Loisel, and the elegance and proud expression matches the description in the story. Illustrations often set an atmosphere to stories.
37. Mhockenbrocht | September 27th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
The paintings are appropriate because they show what was happening in the story through a painting. They give me a visual for what was going on at a specific point in the story. The atmosphere that the story creates is anxiety because they have been searching for an important necklace. Also, stress and frustration are other images because the couple has been paying off the price of the necklace for ten years. This story gives many excellent visual images and these images explain the story very well.
38. Justin P. | September 27th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
The illustrations that accompany the story are appropriate for this story for several reasons. One reason is that all the pictures show all the hard work that was put into finding the object. It also creates an atmosphere of pain and sadness. The pictures are just very sad and they don’t really show any happiness, but alot of sorrow. One more thing is how the pictures show not only the hard work that was put into finding inadament object but the pain that was felt when she felt all the work she put in was pointless after she found it. This story does not express alot of happiness, if any at all.
39. Josh Macks | September 27th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
The paintings are very helpful for creating the mood of the story. They show how the people of the time dressed, wore their hair, looked, and what was important to them. They show the culture of the story. The atmosphere they create is gloomy, but hopeful. They set the tone for the setting.
40. Eion | September 27th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
The reason they are appropriate is that this take place at least over one hundred years ago. The people had to work very hard and most of the time they couldn’t pay to look very good or buy expensive cloths. The atmosphere is one of great tragedy because of the lost necklace. Also it is a rich atmosphere in the middle of the story. The beginning is one of happiness and great joy.
41. Raymond | September 28th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
they are important to the story because. they give you a visual aid of what is happening. the paintings create the delicate but envious atmosphere. and example is the first picture which to me gives a soft and gentle atmosphere with a little sarrow.