Outline. THESIS: Even though true value is ultimately dependent on perception and that

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1 Outline THESIS: Even though true value is ultimately dependent on perception and that appearances can easily deceive., It is difficult to determine if the character learned her lesson in her search for contentment in life. While the wealthiest members of the society pretend more wealth than they actually have. Both women are actually deceive by their appearances Nothing is more common on earth than to deceive and be deceived. I. Appearances can be deceptive. A. Both women are actually deceive by their appearances. B. Being admired and flattered does not represent reality. II. Appearances often are deceiving. A. When you change, you are the only one that forget who you really are. But, when you are back to reality everyone forget who you really are. B. Trust not too much appearances. Mathilde s wealth and class at the party are all illusions, that s why people are deceived. III. Learning Contentment A. Stop looking for reasons to be unhappy. Focus on the things you do have, and the reasons you should be happy. B. Always remember that happiness comes after contentment.

2 Darah i Contentment in Life in the Necklace: Appearance or Contentment? It is difficult to determine if Mathilde Loisel learned her lesson in the search of contentment in life. A lot of people today is deceived by their appearances. They are searching or looking for the reasons to be unhappy and they did not know the word contentment. They wanted more and more and more but those who wanted more will never find the true happiness in life. Is it hard to know the word focus? For me why don t they focus on the things they have, and the reasons why they should be happy. Appearances can be deceptive In The Necklace Mathilde thinks that she deserve to be in a wealthy family. She lives in an illusionary world where her actual life did not match. She believes that her looks makes her worthy of many things. On the party her looks matches the life she wanted. She is prettier, she is admired, and flattered. All of them wants to dance with her. A lot of them don t know Mathilde, and the reality of her personality is so different than it seems. Appearances often are deceiving Mathilde thinks that her life is so meaningful. She thinks of her life like her friend Madame Frostier, she wants being rich, being popular, being perfect, being flattered, and admired by all. But, a meaningful life is not being rich, popular, being perfect, being flattered and admired by all. It is about being humble, being real to yourself, being able to share ourselves, and touch the lives of others. It is only then that we could have a full, happy and contented life. When you deceive people you re not only deceiving them but, you are also deceiving yourself.

3 Darah ii The Risk of Not Being Contented Mathilde Loisel is not contented on what she had, her husband suggest that she can wear flowers but, she doesn t want to. The deceptiveness of appearances is in the necklace, which appears to be an expensive diamond necklace but is actually worth nothing more than a costume jewelry that is worth 500 francs. When she loss the necklace she told Madame Frostier that she broke it. Madame Frostier did not tell Mathilde that the necklace is fake, When Mathilde loss the necklace she did not tell Madame Frostier. Mathilde replace the necklace unnoticed from worthless to a very precious one. When she loss the necklace her life became miserable, and it took 10 years for them to pay the debts they need to pay. Power of Objects Those people who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. Pleasure can come from illusion but happiness come from reality. Mathilde believes that objects have the power to change her life, but when she finally gets two of the objects she desires most, the dress and necklace, her happiness is fleeting at best. At the beginning of The Necklace, we get a laundry list of all the objects she does not have but that she feels she deserves. The beautiful objects in other women s homes and absence of such objects in her own home make her feel like an outsider, fated to envy other women. When she finally acquires the dress and necklace, those objects seem to have a transformative power. She is finally the woman she believes she was meant to be happy, admired, and envied. She has

4 Darah iii gotten what she wanted, and her life has changed accordingly. However, when she loses the necklace, the dream dissolves instantly, and her life becomes even worse than before. In reality, the power does not lie with the objects but within herself. Is it important to know the importance of things, for us not to affect someone s life. In the necklace, Madame Frostier is Mathilde s wealthy friend. Madame Frostier treat her kindly, but Mathilde is jealous of Madame Frostier s wealth. Madame Frostier lend Mathilde the necklace for the party. She is horrified to realize that Mathilde sacrifice her life just to replace the necklace, when the original necklace has actually been worthless. Jealousy In The Necklace, Mathilde desires everything that other people have and she does not. She had no clothes, no jewels, nothing. These were the things she loved; she felt that she was made for them. She had a rich friend Madame Frostier, whom she refuses to visit, because she is so jealous about her wealth. When Monsieur Loisel obtains an invitation for a party, she desires a new dress so that she can look as beautiful as the other wives as well as jewelry so that she does not look poor in comparison to them. Like she said... there's nothing so humiliating as looking poor in the middle of a lot of rich women.

5 Darah iv Learning Contentment Discontent will always be a partner of our daily life. First thing in the morning we eat breakfast and wonder why our cereal tastes bland or uninteresting. Going to school or work, we find out beautiful houses that is nicer than ours. At the school or work, we listen jealously as our schoolmate or coworker talks about family vacation or other stuffs while, us is just staying inside our house. By the time we get home, a dark aura of accumulated resentment has overtaken us. Yet religious leaders advised us. Quaker William Penn "Seek not to be rich, but happy. Riches lie in bags, happiness in contentment." In Philippians 4:11-12, Paul writes: "I have learned to be content with whatever I have. I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being well-fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need." We may not be rich but we can be happy. Stop seeking the riches and fortunes that you feel others have. You need to live without pretending and love without depending. Maybe you don t have a perfect life but, be thankful for what you have. Don t worry sometimes the wrong outcome is the right thing to happen. It may hurt now but that might turn to gratitude later.

6 Darah v Works Cited Anson L. Literary Analysis of Symbolism in The Necklace Photos.state.gov The Necklace SparkNotes: The Necklace Themes, Motifs, and Symbols SparkNotes: The Necklace Important Quotations Explained SparkNotes: The Necklace The Surprise Ending and Irony