THE NECKLACE
1. Synopsys
Mathilde,
a poor woman was invited to a party but she had no dress to wear. She was given
400 francs by her husband and she bought a dress. She was still upset because
she was got no jewelry, which can give the illusion of being wealthier than she
actually is. Her husband didn’t have more money so he told her to borrow from
Mrs. Forrester, a rich woman. After the party, she lost the necklace she
borrowed. She and her husband would have to replace it with dealing and getting
indebted with a lot of people to get 40.000 franc. They bought the necklace and
returned it to Mrs. Forrester. 10 years later Mathilde met Mrs. Forrester accidently
and she told her what happened to her necklace and how she and her husband had
to pay the replacement necklace that they gave her. Mrs. Forrester was so shock
that they bought the real diamond necklace because they borrowed an imitation
necklace which only costs 500 franc.
2. Setting
The
Necklace takes place in Paris, France, in around 19th century when
castes and social classes were strongly existed. The specific location that we
could found in the text are in the residence of Mathilde, the home of Mrs. Forrester,
the Place of Ministry of Education and Champs-Elysees.
3. Character
1. Mathilde:
a poor woman that has a beautiful appearance such a high class woman,
daydreamed, charming, jealous, selfish, has strong willingness to look
wealthier and want to be admired.
2. Mrs.
Forestier: kind, generous, rich, young & beautiful.
3. Mr.
Loisel : a clerk of the Ministry of Education, patient, loves his wife so much,
generous, unselfish, wimpy, hardworking.
4. Plot
Ø Exposition
Telling
the background of Mr. Loisel & Mrs. Loisel’s life.
Ø Raising Action
They
receive a party invitation from the Ministry of Education.
Ø Conflict
Mrs.
Loisel does not have any dress and jewels to use in the party.
Ø Climax
Mrs. Loisel lost the
diamond necklace she borrowed from her friend. She and her husband try to find the necklace
for several days with no result.
Ø Falling action
With their hardworking to get loan
from some people they buy the replacement necklace which costs 37.000 francs.
Ø Resolution
Mrs.
Loisel sees Mrs. Forestier and finally she knows that the necklace she borrowed
was an imitation. She realizes that she and her husband do their hard work just
for a fake.
5. Point
of View
This short story is told from the 3rd
person limited point of view. The author focuses on Mathilde’s thoughts and
feelings.
6. Style
Style
of The Necklace is depressing. From the beginning the writer tells about Mrs.
Loisel life that is not like what she hopes express depressing. She feels that
her life must not be there, she feels that see should be in a luxury place and
surrounded by all luxurious things. In the raising action, conflict, climax,
falling action even the resolution are full of depressing expression.
In
The Necklace the writer also uses metaphor (She danced madly, ecstatically, drunk with pleasure,
with no thought for anything, in the triumph of her beauty, in the pride of her
success, in a cloud of happiness made up of this universal homage and
admiration),
personification (mean walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains) and
imagery (Her
hair was badly done, her skirts were awry, her hands were red. She spoke in a
shrill voice, and the water slopped all over the floor when she scrubbed it).
7. Theme
The theme of The Necklace is desire to be looked like as
a rich person gives a big trouble if people take the wrong way to release it.
The trouble happen because of Mrs. Loisel’s desire to looks pretty and rich in
the party. If she just act like what she really is and did not borrow Mrs.
Foriester, she and her husband would not have to pass such a really hard time
to pay the loan of 37.000 francs.
THE GIFT OF MAGI
1. Synopsys
The gift of
the Magi is a short story about a young married couple from the lower class and
how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each
other with very little money. Della Young (wife) sells her beautiful hair
to buy Jim (husband) a platinum watch chain, and Jim sells his heirloom watch
to buy Della some tortoise-shell hair combs. These gifts are useless
because Della cannot wear her combs without her hair, and Jim, without his
watch, cannot use his watch chain.
2. Setting
Setting
of time of The Gift of Magi is the day before Christmas when people usually
prepare the gift for their love one. Setting of place of The Gift of Magi is in
Mr. James Dillingham’s flat; an expensive flat for the young married couple who
only earn $20 a week.
3. Character
1. Della
(Mrs. Dillingham Young): a beautiful woman that has a wonderful hair, love her
husband so much, generous, unselfish and wise.
2. Jim
(Mr. Dillingham Young): young man, generous, wise, love his wife and unselfish,
patient.
3. Madame
Sofronie : the owner or the shop who buy Della’s hair.
4. Plot
Ø Exposition
Telling
about Della and Jim’s financial condition and how they are look like.
Ø Raising Action
The
next day is Christmas, and Della feels really upset and sad because she does
not have enough money to buy a gift for Jim.
Ø Conflict
Della
decides to sells her beautiful hair to get the money to buy a gift for Jim (a
watch chain).
Ø Climax
Jim gives beautiful combs to Della as
gift, and he tells her that he got it by selling his watch. They realize that
both of their gifts are useless.
Ø Falling action
Even the gifts are useless at present
but Jim realize that they love each other so much, and the will sacrifice what
they have to make the other happy.
Ø Resolution
5. Point
of View
This short story use third person (Omniscient)
point of view means a story-teller with total, God like knowledge of
the characters and their actions.
6. Style
The
dominant style of The Gift of Magi irony (Being wise, their gifts no doubt wise ones… two foolish children in a flat
who most unwisely sacrificed for each other), and the story itself
is ironically, they sacrifice their greatest thing to buy a gift for the other
that finally both of their gift are useless.
Beside
irony, the writer also use Imagery (She turned white for just a moment), Comparison (Her eyes were shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its color within twenty seconds)
& Simile (Della’s beautiful hair fell like a cascade of brown water).
7. Theme
Spending a lot of money is not always the way to make
others happy. Especially in poor condition, we could share hapiness with
simplicity.
A PAIR OF SILK STOCKINGS
1. Synopsys
The
story writes about a poor woman named Mrs. Sommers who found a huge number of
money (fifteen dollars). It is a very large of money for her, so she thinks
hard how to use the money wisely, and finally she set up a good plan to use the
money; she will use the money to buy the new dress and hat for her kids, a new
stocking for herself and the rest will be saved. But, at the day she goes to
the shopping center she breaks up her own plan. Instead of buying clothes for
the children she buys a pair of silk stocking and a new boot for herself, eats
in a luxury restaurant, buys high-prized magazines and goes to the theater. She
acts like a high-class woman a whole day, that is not herself at all.
2. Setting
The
setting of place of A Pair of Silk Stocking is in a shopping center where Mrs.
Sommers can find the stocking and shoe store, book store and restaurant. And
also it is the place where many high-class people go and enjoy their day.
Seeing many high-class people gives Mrs. Sommers a strong desire to be one of
them even just a while.
3. Character
1. Mrs.
Sommers: a poor woman, weak and easily swayed.
2. The
Shop girl:
4. Plot
Ø Exposition
Mrs.
Sommers found herself the unexpected possessor of fifteen dollars.
Ø Raising Action
Mrs.
Sommers buys a black pair silk stocking without any reasons with herself and
afterward she replaced her cotton stockings with new silk stockings to show her
action.
Ø Conflict
Mrs.
Sommers starts “loosing” her mind and her plan after used the silk stocking.
She breaks up her plan.
Ø Climax
Mrs. Summers is not only
buys a pair of silk stockings, she also buys a pair of pointed-tipped boots,
then she buys two high-priced magazines, and she eats in an expensive
restaurant. And the other places she enters the theatre. She is not thinking at
all those pleasant things, it just to get what she desires and her
satisfactions.
Ø Falling action
The play in the theatre was over.
Mrs. Sommers realize that her dream will be ended. She returns home with cable
car, and it is implied that she is returning to her role as mother.
Ø Resolution
Mrs.
Sommers hopes that her beautiful life would never stop anywhere, but go on and
with her forever.
5. Point
of View
This
story written in third person (limited
omniscience) point of view, the narrator limited to only one character that
is Mrs. Sommers. The readers only knows the thoughts and feelings of Mrs.
Sommers and see the rest of the character externally only.
6. Style
The
style of the story is tragedy and loss. The story shows how tragic Mrs. Sommers
spends her money. At first she set up a good plan for the children and herself,
but then she lost her mind because of her desire to be looked like a high-class
woman.
7. Theme
The theme of the A pair of Silk is Luxury makes poor
people dream to be one of the rich person.
THEME CONCLUSION
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