1. Today’s Checklist Warm-up – review point of view
“The Necklace” versus Cinderella
Literary devices in “The Necklace”
RAFT

2. It was then that he wondered if he would ever kiss Laura again.
Point of view
All right, then, they would have lamb for supper. She carried it upstairs, held the thin end with both her hands.
If she had noticed the substitution…What would she have said? Would she not have taken her for a thief?
Third person limited
Third person limited
I fairly chuckled at the idea, and perhaps he heard me, for he moved on the bed suddenly as if startled.
It was then that he wondered if he would ever kiss Laura again.
First person
Third person limited

3. The Necklace versus Cinderella
Godmother -- a godmother makes it possible for Cinderella to go to the ball
Clothes -- Cinderella rushes out before her beautiful clothes turn to her shabby clothes
Stairs -- Cinderella rushes down a flight of stairs and loses her glass slipper
Carriage -- Cinderella's carriage turns into a pumpkin
Gold/glass slipper -- Cinderella loses her slipper
Class -- Cinderella comes from money; it is her evil stepmother and stepsisters that make her live an impoverished life
Attitude -- Cinderella is patient with her condition in the beginning of the story. She hides from the Prince when her stepsisters chop off toes and heels to try to fit in the slipper. And for this patience and modesty, Cinderella is rewarded by being returned to her life of wealth and happiness

4. The Necklace – a fairy tale?
Match each of the elements of Cinderella to an element of The Necklace
Note: where does The Necklace differ greatly from Cinderella?
Why would the author choose to make this change?

5. Literary devices in The Necklace
“She did not open the case, which her friend had been fearing. If she had noticed the substitution, what would she have thought? What would she have said? Might she not have been taken for a thief?
Foreshadowing
An event that gives the reader an inkling of future events in the story
When Mme Loisel returns the necklace to Mme Forestier, she does not open the box
Later, the reader realizes that this was a clue to her future realization

6. Literary devices in The Necklace
Symbol
What could the necklace symbolize?
The power of perception – the split between appearance and reality
Mme Foresiter does not tell Mathilde that the necklace is fake
Why?
She wants to give the appearance of being wealthy
Mathilde expects diamonds, therefore, she perceives them
The necklace is at the centre of deception
All those at the ball believe Mathilde to be wealthy because of the necklace

7. Literary devices in The Necklace
Theme
The deceptiveness of appearances
Mathilde is neither wealthy nor part of the social class of which she feels she should be a member
Her actual life does not match the ideal in her mind
Beneath her appearance at the ball is the reality that her appearance took scheming and work

8. Literary devices in The Necklace
Irony
The irony is situational
The Loisels spend years paying for what turns out to be a worthless necklace
Mathilde had borrowed the necklace to be seen as more beautiful and winds up losing her looks completely
The life that Mathilde has after losing the necklace makes her old life seem luxurious
She borrows Madame Forestier’s necklace to give the appearance of having more money than she really does, only to then lose what she does have

9. Short story plot 4. Climax 3. Conflict 2. Rising Action
5. Falling Action
5. Conclusion
1. Introduction/Exposition
Short story plot - Through music

10. RAFT – An exercise in point of view
Role
Audience
Format
Topic
The old man
The (insane) narrator
Letter
Avenging his death
Police officer
Judge and jury
Police report
The crime scene at the Maloneys’ house

11. Your RAFT
Your task is to take on the point of view of a character from one of the short stories that we have read in class, and write a piece from his/her point of view
The RAFT will be completed on Friday in class
You will be permitted 1 page of notes as well as your original copy of the short story

12. Your options Role Audience Format Topic Detective Police chief
Official police report
Plot and character description
Music director (for a movie version of the story)
Movie director/producer
Proposal
Soundtrack for the movie, including at least 3 songs and an explanation for each
Character from short story
Psychologist/
therapist
Monologue
Describe the main conflict in the story; seeking advice
Antagonist of the story
Protagonist
Apology
Plot and character description – justification for actions
Television producer
General public
Television ad
Sitcom version of the short story
Children’s author
Young children
Picture book
Plot, theme, character, and moral to the story
Prospective employee
Employer
Cover letter
Seeking a job (character development)

13. RAFT Practice
With a partner, brainstorm one of the following RAFT examples
Role
Audience
Format
Topic
Screenwriter
Film producer
Pitch
Which actors should play the narrator and the old man?
Monsieur Loisel
A friend, family member
Letter
The incident of the necklace