You have studied two other short stories, "the lady or the tiger? " by frank r. stockton and "the necklace" by guy de maupassant. choose one of these stories and supply the information requested. if you need to reread the story, return to lesson 3 in this unit for "the lady or the tiger," or to lesson 5 for "the necklace." setting:

The story "The Necklace" takes place in France, especifically in Paris. Moreover, the story is set in the mid nineteenth century. The context of the story is mainly set within the high classes of French society, to which Madame Loisel desperately wants to belong. This is a context in which appearances and riches are highly valued, and this is one of the reasons why Madame Loisel is so disappointed at her low class existence.

1. alliteration

2. wistful