Elements of fiction
Brianna Edwards
"The Necklace"
Illustration of characters
This is a picture of some of the characters from "The Necklace."
Illustration of setting
This is a picture of Paris in the late 1800s.
Illustration of mood/tone
This is a picture of mood/tone. It shows irony. Madame Loisele wants to be rich but ends up poor.
Characters
The characters are Madame Loisele and Madame Forestier.
Setting
The setting is in Paris in the late 1800s.
Plot
Madame Loisele borrows Madame Forestier's necklace and ends up losing it. Madame Loisele doesn't tell Madame Forestier. Madame Loisele goes to the jewelers trying to find a necklace to replace it. After looking and looking she finds one worth 40,000 francs but gets it for 36,000. Loisele spends the next multiple years living in poverty trying to pay it off. Then after years of not seeing Madame Forestier, Madame Loisele finally tells her about how she lost the necklace. And Madame Loisele finds out she's paying more than the original necklace was.
Theme
The theme is that someone else's life is better than our own.
Mood/tone
The mood/tone is ironic because Madame Loisele wants to be rich but ends up being poor.
Point of view
The story's point of view is told in third person.
Definition of character
A character is a person in a story, play, or movie that has an individual role.
Definition of setting
The setting is where the events of the story take place.
Definition of plot
The plot is the events of a play, novel, or movie.
Definition of theme
Theme is the underlying topic of a discussion or a recurring idea in an artistic work.
Definition of mood/tone
Mood/tone is how the book makes you feel.
Definition of point of view
The point of view is the way the author lets you see or hear what's going on in the story.
Illustration of plot
This is a picture of a plot diagram
Illustration of point of view
The point of view for the story is third person. Someone I'm the story is telling it.
Illustration of theme
The theme of the story is someone's life is better than ours. It's basically like grass is greener on the other side