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FATE OR FORTUNE MADAME LOISELS PATH IN THE NECKLACE A DEBATE OF DESTINY VERSUS CHOICE

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-III).05      10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-III).05      Published : Sep 2023

Fate or Fortune: Madame Loisel's Path in 'The Necklace' - A Debate of Destiny versus Choice

Abstract

    This research looks at fate and choice in Guy de Maupassant's "The Necklace" under the prism of existentialism. When Madame Loisel misplaces the pricey diamond necklace she was given to wear to a public function, her private life is completely turned upside down. Madame's conduct and perceptions of her surroundings are examined in this study using existentialist theories to understand her existential ideas about autonomy, freedom, responsibility, and the need for meaning in the world. This study reveals existence-based conceptions of authenticity and self-identity and investigates how her early beliefs in money and social standing will affect her decisions throughout life. This analysis demonstrates how Madame Loisel's tale illustrates the conflict between accepting one's fate and making one's owndecisions. Supplying a more profound comprehension of human nature and existence.

    The Necklace Existentialist, The Necklace, Free Will, Social Position

    (1) Muhammad Izhar
    PhD Scholar, Department of English Language and Literature, Riphah International University, Faisalabad Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Sheeza Arbab
    M.Phil, Department of English Language and Literature, Riphah International University, Faisalabad Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Iqra Hameed
    M.Phil Scholar, Department of English, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Izhar, M., Arbab, S., & Hameed, I. (2023). Fate or Fortune: Madame Loisel's Path in 'The Necklace' - A Debate of Destiny versus Choice. Global Language Review, VIII(III), 39-49. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-III).05

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Izhar, Muhammad, Sheeza Arbab, and Iqra Hameed. 2023. "Fate or Fortune: Madame Loisel's Path in 'The Necklace' - A Debate of Destiny versus Choice." Global Language Review, VIII (III): 39-49 doi: 10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-III).05

HARVARD

    HARVARD : IZHAR, M., ARBAB, S. & HAMEED, I. 2023. Fate or Fortune: Madame Loisel's Path in 'The Necklace' - A Debate of Destiny versus Choice. Global Language Review, VIII, 39-49.

MHRA

    MHRA : Izhar, Muhammad, Sheeza Arbab, and Iqra Hameed. 2023. "Fate or Fortune: Madame Loisel's Path in 'The Necklace' - A Debate of Destiny versus Choice." Global Language Review, VIII: 39-49

MLA

    MLA : Izhar, Muhammad, Sheeza Arbab, and Iqra Hameed. "Fate or Fortune: Madame Loisel's Path in 'The Necklace' - A Debate of Destiny versus Choice." Global Language Review, VIII.III (2023): 39-49 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Izhar, Muhammad, Arbab, Sheeza, and Hameed, Iqra (2023), "Fate or Fortune: Madame Loisel's Path in 'The Necklace' - A Debate of Destiny versus Choice", Global Language Review, VIII (III), 39-49

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Izhar, Muhammad, Sheeza Arbab, and Iqra Hameed. "Fate or Fortune: Madame Loisel's Path in 'The Necklace' - A Debate of Destiny versus Choice." Global Language Review VIII, no. III (2023): 39-49. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-III).05