Considering that the stories are identical mirror images of each other, what does this say about the way maupassant felt about the characters within each story?

maupassant probably felt the same way about the characters in each story
that maupassant had no feelings for his characters and so he ignored them
that even though the stories mirror each other, maupassant did not feel the same way about the characters
that maupassant trying to build a motif from one character to the next within the mirrored images of the stories

i would say that these are the two thesis statements best for a literary analysis essay on recurring themes in shakespeare's romeo and juliet:

1.  in romeo and juliet, shakespeare demonstrates that love comes in a variety of forms, be it romantic, familial, or between friends.

2.  shakespeare explores the struggle for identity through the character of juliet in his play romeo and juliet.

the other theses aren't reoccurring in this play. 

explanation:

she needs to add a conclusion summing up the entire essay along with an ending sentence to complete it all nicely.

what is the underlined word ?