She held power in her relationship to convince her husband to give her francs which he “had been saving for a gun” (Maupassant 2). Later on in the story, Mathilde Loisel is sad and upset at not having the wealth which her friends do. If in the Loisel residence, Monsieur Loisel is truly a domineering figure, he would not show this sign of fear before Mathilde. When one stammers, it is usually a signification that one is afraid. When Mathilde is upset about her restrictive wardrobe, her husband “stammered” (Maupassant 1) a reply in return. In the Loisel household, Mathilde is the dominant figure at some points in the story. Contrastly, throughout “The Necklace”, Mathilde is able to influence the stereotypically dominant individual in her relationship. In “The Necklace”, Madame Loisel’s dignity and social class heavily depend on Monsieur Loisel.
Additionally, the term “class” could metaphorically refer to a woman’s dignity. This particular statement tells the reader how life for different genders in different cultures coexisted before the 1900s.
It leaves women dependent on their beauty and dowry to survive, therefore implying they could not survive without a man in that era. This implies that women are not worthy of having any position or status in society. In “The Necklace”, it states that “women have neither caste nor class” (Maupassant 1). In both stories, these 19th-century women did not have the same social opportunities as many women today. The way in which women are treated in this time period reflects upon where and when the story takes place, as well as how the plot evolves throughout the story. Both texts follow the genre of realistic fiction and convey important messages. Contrastly, in Kate Chopin ’s “Desiree’s Baby”, Desiree and the other women are treated as no more than household servants. The general depiction of women in Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace” is as an equal to their husbands.
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