English 102 A Closer Look at Character         In any literay work, it is absolutely essential to have characters, whether major or minor. It is also necessary to develop these characters through out the story. Character development gives the reader insight to the more important meanings or lessons of the story. These lessons are usually brought out by the events that take place within the story. Looking at Guy De Maupassant's piece "The Necklace", we see a …showed first 75 words of 1164 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1164 total…the rest of her life. Even though the story is fiction, Maupassant has made it believeable and lifelike. Someone reading this story could benefit greatly from it. We all must deal with selfishness at some point in our lives. Why not learn from other peoples mistakes , fiction or not. De Maupassant, Guy. "The Necklace." Literature : An Introduciton to Reading and Writing , Edgar V. Roberts and Henry E. Jacobs. Upper Saddle River, NJ. Prentice Hall, 1995. 3-10.