Group Members: ________________________________________
Period: ______
“The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant
Jigsaw Analysis
Section I: Lines 1-25 “She was one…” to “…and longs to attract”
Objective: How is Madam Loisel characterized? What kind of a person is she?
Direct Characterization
Quotes:
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2.
3.
Quotes:
1.
Indirect Characterization
What can be inferred about her personality from this?
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
Group Members: ________________________________________
Period: ______
“The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant
Jigsaw Analysis
Section II: Lines 26-49 “When dining…” to “…Friday, January 18.”
Objective: How is Monsieur Loisel characterized?
Quotes:
1.
Indirect Characterization
What can be inferred about his personality from this?
1.
2.
2.
Objective: How does his personality contrast with his wife?
Monsieur Loisel
Madam Loisel
1.
1.
2.
2.
Group Members: ________________________________________
Period: ______
“The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant
Jigsaw Analysis
Section III: Lines 50-80 “Instead of being…”
Objective: What is the motivation for Madam Loisel’s actions? How does understanding her motive affect your opinion of
her as a person?
Action
Quotes:
Motivation
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
Analysis of Her Character
Objective: What is the motivation for Monsieur Loisel’s actions? How does understanding his motive affect your opinion
of him as a person?
Action
Quote:
Motivation
1.
1.
2.
2.
Analysis of His Character
Group Members: ________________________________________
Period: ______
“The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant
Jigsaw Analysis
Section IV: Lines 81-113 “As the day…” to “…fled with her treasure”
Objective: People choose their words with purpose. Examine the diction (word choice) the author uses. Why does he choose
these words?
Denotation
Context in which it is used
Quotes:
Pauper:
Humiliating:
Longing:
Ecstasy:
Treasure:
+ or –
Connotation
Analysis of Word Choice
Group Members: ________________________________________
Period: ______
“The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant
Jigsaw Analysis
Section V: Lines 114-143 “The day of the party…” to “The necklace was gone.”
Objective: How has her character changed since the beginning of the story? What motivated this change?
Quote
Change
Motive
Objective: What is the point of view of this story? Pay close attention to the paragraph starting on line 139. What is the
impact of using this point of view rather than another?
Point of View
Circle One:
How do you know?
Effect/Purpose/Impact
First Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
Objective: Writers choose their words with purpose. Examine the writer’s diction . Why does he choose these words?
Denotation
Context in which it is used
Quotes:
Adulation:
Disconsolate:
+ or –
Connotation
Explanation of Word Choice
Group Members: ________________________________________
Period: ______
“The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant
Jigsaw Analysis
Section VI: Lines 145-193 “Her husband already…” to “…the counter of the shopkeeper.”
Objective: Writers choose their words with purpose. Examine the writer’s diction . Why does he choose these words?
Denotation
Context in which it is used
+ or –
Connotation
Explanation of Word Choice
Quotes:
Aghast:
Privations:
Objective: What actions do the Loisels take after the loss of the necklace? What is their motivation? How does
understanding this motive affect your opinion of them as a people?
Action
Quote:
Motivation
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
Analysis of Their Character
Group Members: ________________________________________
Period: ______
“The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant
Jigsaw Analysis
Section VII: Lines 194-254 “When Mme. Loisel…” to end
Objective: In lines 194-209, how is Madam Loisel’s situation ironic considering her personality at the beginning of the
story.
Quotes:
Irony
1.
2.
Objective: In the paragraph beginning with line 202, identify the simile and explain its purpose.
Simile
Analysis
Objective: How does the author use imagery to highlight the change in Madam Loisel?
Imagery
Analysis
Objective: What is the irony at the end of the story? Analyze the purpose of the irony at the end. What message can be
derived from it?
Quote
How is it ironic?
Purpose
Group Members: ________________________________________
“The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant
Jigsaw Analysis
Period: ______