The Necklace

An Essay on The Necklace Short Stories, such as The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant, prove a theme using different literary elements. The author must prove her theme without saying it directly. The author must use elements such as plot and setting to tell her theme. Other elements that are used are character and point of view. The Necklace proves that the consequences of lying override the benefits of lying and then trying to cover …

…still possess at least her former life. The woman has to go through much conflict because of her lying. She shows the woman in the worst setting after she lies. Before the woman had lied, she resided fairly in a fairly good setting. The author also uses plot to tell the reader of the theme. The reader is shown that the protagonist would not have been in as bad shape if she had not lied.