Question

I need a quotation that explains a selfish, vain, dissatisfied person. The person is Madame Loisel from the short story The Necklace. By the way, I don't want a quote that's from the story; I want someone saying it. Please tell me who said it.

a) The narrator of The Necklace
b) Madame Loisel herself
c) Another character in The Necklace
d) A literary critic

Answer 1

Third-person narration is used in the extract to describe the characters in the novel and their attributes. The extract focuses on describing the young Catherine Morland, hinting that she is likely to be the central character.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is what is known as third-person narration. The voice does not belong to a particular character in the novel, and in the extract it does not assume the perspective of any of the characters, merely describing their physical appearance, social status and relationships, and, in Catherine's case, her likes and dislikes, her accomplishments and pastimes.

You will probably have noticed that this extract comprises a single, extremely long paragraph and is mostly concerned with describing the young Catherine Morland. This amount of detail at the start of the novel suggests to us that Catherine is likely to be the central character, and so it proves.