Dan VuEng 1 HGriffin10-24-2013Life Changing Decision
In the short story, The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant, the main
character made a decision that greatly changed her life. The
protagonist, Madam Loisel chose the easy way out by telling a lie
which transforms her into a new person. She is both improved for
the better and worse with one simple choice. Madam Loisel learned
to tell the truth even never choose the easy way out.Madam Loisel
was much different before the lost the necklace. She was a
beautiful and charming woman. This positive trait shows that she
was stunning and turned heads wherever she went. At the party, she
made all the men turn to look at her [and] begged to be introduced.
Madam Loisel's beauty attracted attention from all the men making
her feel extremely lucky. She was a stunning and gorgeous woman.
However, her personality was everything but charming. Even though
her looks were attractive, Madam Loisel's attitude was the exact
opposite. She was a whiny and unappreciative person. When Madam
Loisel and her husband received the invitation, she scornfully
tossed the invitation on the table [and] wiped tears from her wet
cheeks. Instead of appreciating what she has, she whined and
complained that her clothes weren't good enough. Her personality
was spoiled, but after she lost the necklace, Madam Loisel
blossomed into a new person.After Mme. Loisel lost her necklace,
she went through ten years of hardship that taught her life
lessons. She transformed into a consistent worker and never
complained about what she didn't have. She suffered through the
horrible life the needy live. She played her part, however with
suddenheroism. Mme. Loisel personality changed into a humble
hard-worker. Not only did her personality change, her appearance
were also transformed.Mme. Loisel's beauty disappeared from her
looks. She became poor , dirty and old after ten years of hard
work. She soon appeared an old woman now. She became heavy, rough,
harsh like on of the poor. This shows that Madam Loisel was no
longer the beautiful woman she once was. The housework and
suffering diminished her beauty and aged her into an old lady.
These transformations greatly affected Mme. Loisel's life.Summing
it all up, Madam Loisel became a whole new person after she lost
the necklace. It was a bitter-sweet transformation, both improving
and diminishing her. She learned to appreciate what she has and
changed into a hard-working person. Having that caused her to pay
the price of suffering a poor life which aged her appearance into
an old lady removing all of her beauty. In the end, Mme. Loisel got
the opposite of what she desired from one simple decision. The
protagonist soon learned to never take the easy way out and lie
because you would have to pay a bigger price.
