![]() He was also, however, devastatingly cruel to women, whether in his own life or in his fiction. ![]() He was one of few nineteenth-century authors to recognize and celebrate women’s sensuality rather than regard it as a sign of corruption. It certainly influenced his own attitude toward women, which, in turn, affected his creation of characters in stories such as “The Necklace.” Events in History at the Time of the Short Story The purpose of womenĭe Maupassant’s attitude toward women was ambivalent. Perhaps the collapse of his parents’ marriage engendered de Maupassant’s pessimism, reflected particularly in his stories about infidelity and failed relationships. His mother has been described as neurotic and his father as a man who sought relief from his wife in the arms of other women. Guy de Maupassant was the child of an unhappy marriage. A short story set in France in about 1885 published in 1885.Ī young woman wastes away her youth working to replace a lost diamond necklace, only to discover that the necklace was a fake.Įvents in History at the Time of the Short Story ![]()
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