Confused Values in the Series For some people, the class distinction is very important. We usually think of class distinction as being of most importance to the upper classes, those who can afford to look down on the rest of the world, but sometimes this concept is of most importance to those who occupy the lower rungs of the company. These are the people who are stuck where they are, but feel that their true place is at the top of the social ladder. The character of Mme. Loisel in Guy de Moupassant's story "The Necklace" is one of these people. She is from the lower classes, but has a romantic idea of what life at the top consists of, and it is one of these ideas that ultimately gets her into trouble. The story begins by describing Mme. Loisel and the contrasts between the world he lives in and the one he dreams of. Her life is made up of simple clothes, a simple house full of functional things and simple, healthy food. She has a maid in the house, her husband has a good, if unglamorous, job, and overall they are a middle-class family. This life is...
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