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Guy de Maupassant

Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant was born August 5th 1850 and died on July 6th 1893. During the 19th century he was a very known French writer. One of the modern masters of the art of the short story and has inspired many writers of the same genre from his time to the present. Guy de Maupassant stories often represent the Franco-Prussian war and the innocent civilians who are affected by it. Maupassant is a modern example of traditional French emotional realism; he relates his stories as though he had been caught in the act and was mentioning the details as they passed. Guy de Maupassant’s style is described as being simple and direct, occasionally humorous and ironical, his stories range from his interest in the emotional dilemma of all social classes to his obsession for women.

Guy de Maupassant stories range from the short stories of only a few pages long to complete novels. Like most of his work, his stories are told by a third person that seems to know it all. But the result is that no one is there, his writing style fools the reader but there is nothing to remind us of his presence. Further more, Maupassant merely describes the events of his stories and leaves the reader to determine the out come of each story. He lets the reader consider what is going to happened next in order to keep then interested during his stories.

Throughout the 1880’s, Maupassant wrote about 300 short stories and six full length novels. He’s style was a mixture of simple sentences, comedy, drama and every day life. In the short story “ The Necklace” Maupassant was able to tell a life long story in only a few pages long. In such a small story, the narrator was able to portrait the life of Madame Loisel. Even he explains in close details about the events surrounding the ball, her marriage and also the numerous years of suffer after losing the necklace. Maupassant portraits his female characters similar to children who need to be taught hard lessons regarding life. Guy de Maupassant is also known for his use of symbols to advance the theme of his stories. The main symbol in “The Necklace” is the necklace itself. The necklace is representing the riches and arrogance around the world. Madame Loisel, represents a woman living in a common lifestyle of the nineteenth century, even thou she is beautiful she is still not satisfied with her life and she wants more. Her marriage is a symbolic marriage in the 19th century, when during those times appearances used to matter the most.

Guy de Maupassant is recognized though the world as one of the masters of the short story. Maupassant also wrote poetry, three travel journals, six novels and a volume of plays. During 1880 to 1890, he produced some three hundred short stories in a single decade. With his unique writing style, he is known by writing what he knew best, the war of 1870, the life of government employees and the fashionable life of Paris. His short stories are still seen as a masterpiece because of their clarity and traditional simplicity.

I need to add quotes from his book but i dont know where and how to do it. Please let me know what i need to change in order to make it right. Thanks in advance.
  

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Highlighted a few problems for you... Isabella209 Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant was born __ (prep) August 5th , 1850 and died on July 6th , 1893. During the 19th century he was a very known (rephrase) French writer -- in fact, _ _ one of the modern masters of the art of the short story and has inspired many writers of the same genre from his time to the present.

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  • Isabella209 Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant was born __ (prep) August 5th , 1850 and died on July 6th , 1893.
  • During the 19th century he was a very known (rephrase) French writer -- in fact, _ _ one of the modern masters of the art of the short story and has inspired many writers of the same genre from his time to the present.
  • Guy de Maupassant 's stories often represent (wording) the Franco-Prussian war and the innocent civilians who are affected by it.
  • ) example of traditional French emotional realism ; he relates his stories as though he had been caught in the act and was mentioning the details as they passed.
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Isabella209 Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant was born __ (prep) August 5th, 1850 and died on July 6th, 1893. During the 19th century he was a very known (rephrase) French writer -- in fact, _ _ one of the modern masters of the art of the short story and has inspired many writers of the sam

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