English Literature

Guy de Maupassants The Necklace and the famous childrens story Cinderella both revolve around a poor lady and her life-changing experience. The Necklace is the story of Madame Loisel, a poor lady who dreamt of a better life. She was married to a clerk, and lived a simple, meager lifestyle. On the other hand, Cinderella is about a girl, Cinderella, who lived a poor life because she was treated like a slave by her stepmother and stepsisters. Both of these characters are endowed with a unique beauty, but because theyre poor, their beauty is left unappreciated. Both of these stories are characterized by an event, a party, which would greatly change each of their lives.
    The main difference between Madame Loisel and Cinderella is their outlook in life. Madame Loisel is very ambitious, constantly dreaming of a better life than what she has now. The only problem is that she never had the opportunity to change her life. She was married to a clerk and lived in a small, ugly house. Every moment of her life, she dreamt of something better. On the other hand, Cinderella was a very enduring character. Instead of standing up to her new family, she just obeyed their wishes so as not to cause any problems. She suffered all their taunting and even lived a life of a slave so that she wont be a trouble to her father.
    Another thing that sets the two stories and two characters apart is the life-changing event that they experienced. Both of them are invited in a ball to party with the wealthy and the famous. Madame Loisel, being the ambitious woman that she is, wanted to dress up to look beautiful. She even borrowed a diamond necklace from a friend so that she would look stunning and blend in with the rich people. However, at the end of the party, she realized that she lost the necklace. Her husband has to borrow a lot of money to replace the necklace, and they had to spend the next ten years of their life working so hard in order to pay their debts. On the other hand, Cinderella attended the royal ball with the help of her fairy godmother. She attracted the interest of a prince who never left her side all throughout the party. When she almost failed to return by midnight, she accidentally left a shoe, which the prince used to locate her. They are eventually reunited and lived happy a life from then on.
    There were a lot of similarities between the Madame Loisel from The Necklace and Cinderella of Cinderella. They were both poor, but both were also beautiful. What set them apart is their outlook in life. Madame Loisel was ambitious, while Cinderella was enduring. This eventually became a factor when they both experienced a life-changing event in a party. Madame Loisel ended up living a life of greater poverty while Cinderella eventually met her prince and lived happily ever after.