Question
The Diamond
Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
"It annoys me not to have a single piece of jewelry, not a single ornament, nothing to put on. I shall look poverty-stricken. I would almost rather not go at all."
"You might wear natural flowers," said her husband. "They're very stylish at this time of year.
For ten francs you can get two or three magnificent roses."
She was not convinced.
"No; there's nothing more humiliating than to look poor among other women who are rich."
Use the excerpt from "The Diamond Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant to answer the question.
How does the author implement dramatic elements to advance the plot in this excerpt?
(1 point)
by providing insight into the inner conflict experienced by the husband to show class distinctions
by using elaborate descriptions of the setting to show class distinctions
by using dialogue to establish the wife's conflict over how she fits into society
by providing physical descriptions of both characters to establish each character's conflict over how they fit into society
Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
"It annoys me not to have a single piece of jewelry, not a single ornament, nothing to put on. I shall look poverty-stricken. I would almost rather not go at all."
"You might wear natural flowers," said her husband. "They're very stylish at this time of year.
For ten francs you can get two or three magnificent roses."
She was not convinced.
"No; there's nothing more humiliating than to look poor among other women who are rich."
Use the excerpt from "The Diamond Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant to answer the question.
How does the author implement dramatic elements to advance the plot in this excerpt?
(1 point)
by providing insight into the inner conflict experienced by the husband to show class distinctions
by using elaborate descriptions of the setting to show class distinctions
by using dialogue to establish the wife's conflict over how she fits into society
by providing physical descriptions of both characters to establish each character's conflict over how they fit into society
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The author implements dramatic elements to advance the plot in this excerpt **by using dialogue to establish the wife's conflict over how she fits into society**. The wife's insistence on needing jewelry to avoid feeling poor illustrates her inner turmoil and struggle with social status, highlighting the theme of class distinctions central to the story.