![]() ![]() ![]() It leaves women dependent on their beauty and dowry to survive, therefore implying they could not survive without a man in that era. This implies that women are not worthy of having any position or status in society. In “The Necklace”, it states that “women have neither caste nor class” (Maupassant 1). In both stories, these 19th-century women did not have the same social opportunities as many women today. The way in which women are treated in this time period reflects upon where and when the story takes place, as well as how the plot evolves throughout the story. ![]() Both texts follow the genre of realistic fiction and convey important messages. Contrastly, in Kate Chopin ’s “Desiree’s Baby”, Desiree and the other women are treated as no more than household servants. The general depiction of women in Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace” is as an equal to their husbands. ![]()
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