The Jewelry by Guy de Maupassant and Boys and Girls by Alice Munro

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The Jewelry by Guy de Maupassant and Boys and Girls by Alice Munro

Read about plot and structure n pages 75-83.

Then read “The Jewelry” by Guy de Maupassant (687) and “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro (152).

Discussion post #5 due, with reply, by Sunday April 7th, 11:59 pm: Identify what occurs in the resolution (denouement) in each of these stories and explain the irony. What thematic point do you think each author is making in ending the story in this way?