Explore the ways in which the narrative of 'The Necklace' contributes to the effectiveness of the story's ending.
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The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant Explore the ways in which the narrative of 'The Necklace' contributes to the effectiveness of the story's ending. The title of this story tells us little about what will be happening in this story. From that we would only be able to predict that the story would involve a necklace. Everything other than that remains a mystery. A short and simple title in this case has attracted the reader to read on. This is achieved because with this kind of short title, as it brings limited information about the story itself, the only way the reader could know about the content would be to read onwards. "The Necklace" has been effective by the way it brings to the reader the sense of pity for Mme Loisel. The author used the plot, character, setting, point of view and the theme of the story to achieve this. At...

