Jewelry
Writers in their works, carefully describing circumstance in great
detail, can influence reader’s interpretation of an action as moral or immoral:
A prostitute can be represented as a noble lady, and the most upright woman
as an angry witch. The narrator can make a reader feel nothing for the
victim, but rather for the killer. In his short story “Jewelry”, Guy de Maupassant
closely describes an emotional condition, physical condition, and the surrounding people
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…a fair assessment, because M. Lantin’s
action are simply immoral. In this story, the author not only reveals to us the
protagonist’s behavior, he provides us with details, that help soften the readers opinion
about M. Lantin’s morality. Guy de Maupassant does not influence us by judging his
protagonist, but instead makes us feel sorry for him as a grief stricken, disappointed, and
embarrassed human being, who is just trying to survive.
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