Dialogue in "The Necklace."

The short story "The Necklace" is written by Guy de Maupassant. In this short story de Maupassant uses dialogue. Dialogue is a conversation between two or more people. De Maupassant uses dialogue between the man and women throughout the story. Listed below is two examples of how dialogue is evident in the story.

1. "Oh, nothing. Only I don't have an evening dress and therefore I can't go to that affair. Give the card to some friend at the office whose wife can dress better than I can", said Mathilde. "Let's see, Mathilde. How much would a suitable outfit cost- one you could wear for other affairs too- something very simple?"

2. "What do you think I have to go in?" she said. "Why, the dress you wear when we go to the theater. That looks quite nice, I think," said her husband.

In any story dialogue adds lots of information to a story. Dialogue can show a characters feelings, emotions, and sometimes point of views in a story. Dialogue helps tensions rise and creates suspense so a reader continues to read and has a good view on where a characters thoughts are coming from. Through dialogue readers become connected to the characters and it helps build anticipation and creativity to get an image what the character is trying to convey.