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    Maupassant explores the theme of appearance versus reality in "The Necklace" through the character of Mrs. Loisel, who presents herself as a woman of high social class through borrowing an expensive necklace for a ball, but is actually of modest means. Her intense focus on appearances and pride in the illusion of wealth created by the necklace contrasts with her husband Mr. Loisel, presented as a more grounded, realistic character. The story examines the friction between Mrs. Loisel's desire to appear a certain way and the reality of her situation through its description of her behavior at the ball and the consequences when the necklace is lost.

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    Maupassant explores the theme of appearance versus reality in "The Necklace" through the character of Mrs. Loisel, who presents herself as a woman of high social class through borrowing an expensive necklace for a ball, but is actually of modest means. Her intense focus on appearances and pride in the illusion of wealth created by the necklace contrasts with her husband Mr. Loisel, presented as a more grounded, realistic character. The story examines the friction between Mrs. Loisel's desire to appear a certain way and the reality of her situation through its description of her behavior at the ball and the consequences when the necklace is lost.

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    Maupassant explores the theme of appearance versus reality in "The Necklace" through the character of Mrs. Loisel, who presents herself as a woman of high social class through borrowing an expensive necklace for a ball, but is actually of modest means. Her intense focus on appearances and pride in the illusion of wealth created by the necklace contrasts with her husband Mr. Loisel, presented as a more grounded, realistic character. The story examines the friction between Mrs. Loisel's desire to appear a certain way and the reality of her situation through its description of her behavior at the ball and the consequences when the necklace is lost.

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    Maupassant explores the theme of appearance versus reality in "The Necklace" through the character of Mrs. Loisel, who presents herself as a woman of high social class through borrowing an expensive necklace for a ball, but is actually of modest means. Her intense focus on appearances and pride in the illusion of wealth created by the necklace contrasts with her husband Mr. Loisel, presented as a more grounded, realistic character. The story examines the friction between Mrs. Loisel's desire to appear a certain way and the reality of her situation through its description of her behavior at the ball and the consequences when the necklace is lost.

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    How does Maupassant explore ideas of appearance and reality in “The Necklace”.

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    language, structure and genre in your answer.
    The writer presented the theme of appearance and reality by comparing the character of Mrs.
    Loisel and other characters in the friction.
    Mrs. Loisel is presented as an appearance woman. When she went to the cub, “she danced
    ecstatically, wildly, intoxicated with pleasure”. The triple adj used here emphasized how enjoyable
    and how focusing she is in this higher-class-cub. She seemed to fit into the structure of higher-
    class people’s life though she is very self-abased about her class in reality. This is due to the
    necklace and she felt pride of this jewelry. The use of word “pleasure” also emphasizes the pride it
    brings, and also shows that she is very enjoyable in this fake emotion. She used illusion to fulfill
    her desire and enjoy in the pride it brings, which reveal the appearance of Mrs. Loisel.
    Mr. Loisel, in contrast, is a reality person1

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