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State TRUE or FALSE. None of the terms (a) -(d) below, can be applied to Madame Loisel’s situation - She had no dresses, no jewels, nothing.
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(a) A tragedy - a disastrous event causing great suffering
(b) A poverty - a state of being extremely poor
(c) A vanity - an excessive pride in one’s appearance or achievements
(d) A reality - the state of things as they actually exist
Answer as written by the student:
The above statement is FALSE.
All of the terms (a) -(d) can be applied to Madame Loisel’s situation - She had no dresses, no jewels, nothing.
Step-by-step explanation of the answer:
To answer this question, we need to understand the meaning of each term and see how they relate to Madame Loisel’s situation. 📚
(a) A tragedy is a disastrous event causing great suffering. Madame Loisel’s situation can be seen as a tragedy, because she was unhappy with her life and wanted more than what she had. She also faced a terrible twist of fate later in the story, when she lost a borrowed necklace and had to work hard for ten years to pay for it, only to find out that it was fake. She lost her beauty, her health, and her dignity. 😢💔
(b) A poverty is a state of being extremely poor. Madame Loisel’s situation can also be seen as a poverty, because she had no dresses, no jewels, nothing. She lived in a modest apartment with her husband, who was a clerk. She could not afford to buy the things that she desired, such as fine clothes, jewelry, or furniture. She felt deprived and miserable. 😔💸
(c) A vanity is an excessive pride in one’s appearance or achievements. Madame Loisel’s situation can also be seen as a vanity, because she loved nothing but that. She felt made for that. She wanted to please, to be envied, to be charming, to be sought after. She cared too much about how she looked and how others perceived her. She was not satisfied with what she had or who she was. 😒👑
(d) A reality is the state of things as they actually exist. Madame Loisel’s situation was also a reality, because it was not a fantasy or an illusion. She really had no dresses, no jewels, nothing. She really lived in a modest apartment with her husband, who was a clerk. She really faced a terrible twist of fate later in the story, when she lost a borrowed necklace and had to work hard for ten years to pay for it, only to find out that it was fake. She really lost her beauty, her health, and her dignity. 😱🙅♀️
Therefore, all of the terms (a) -(d) can be applied to Madame Loisel’s situation - She had no dresses, no jewels, nothing. The statement is FALSE. ❌
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