Final Timed-writing

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Vincent Qian
June 21, 2007
Timed-writing Three

Directions: From the necklace, what might have been the quality of Mme. Loisel’s life if she had not lost the necklace? Is her life better or worse now?

Before losing the necklace, Mme. Loisel was actually experiencing the highlight of her life. Her beauty and elegancy astonished every man in the ball. Maybe some rich officials or businessmen have already been deeply attracted by her. Mme. Loisel could have been asked to see them or date them or even marry them later. She might live in a fancy big house, dress in groovy fashion, wear precious diamonds and attend all kinds of balls and parties, just everything she longed for. So from the material perspective, the quality of Mme. Loisel’s life could have been so much better if she hadn’t lost the necklace. But except that, the inside of her would remain the same. She would still live in vanity, value material comforts more than anything and be so upset about not having a nice dress to attend the party. Moreover, we can see that even if all these assumptions come true, Mme. Loisel could live this luxurious life style only because of her beauty. But time would take good look and youth away, and when that destiny comes to Mme. Loisel, would she still live this kind of fancy life? Somehow I doubt it. But now, after all, Mme. Loisel still got Mr.Loisel, a man who at least loves her for who she is and tries to offer the best he can to her. So if Mme. Loisel had not lost the necklace, she might live better materially for a while, but in the end, after all the superficial things floated away, she would find herself in a more difficult situation.

What about now then? Mme. Loisel lost the expensive necklace, and in order to pay the debts, she had to work so hard and earn her own life. Hands were no longer slim and smooth, eyes and skin became wrinkled, and old acquaintance could hardly recognize Mme. Loisel. Was this woman the beautiful and classy lady they used to know? What happened to her? Yes, the beauty had gone. But Mme. Loisel learnt to live on her own, she became earth-grounded, vanity and desire for fortune no longer haunted her. She became a calm and mature person. That’s why when she saw the old friend in the park, dressed in expensive clothes, Mme. Loisel still got the courage to stand in front of her. She knew that she can face the truth as it was frankly and in a mature way. And because of these nice qualities Mme. Loisel has now as a person, she got paid back. I am sure that when the truth was revealed, Mme. Loisel would get the money back, the money she had earned with her ten years of hard work and ten years of youth. And with that money, Mme. Loisel could live a much better life then any of those rich officials could offer, because she had the man who loved her. So I think her life is better now.

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