How does the author's tone, in "The Necklace," contribute to the theme of the story?

There are three
different themes seen in 's short story "": Appearance and Reality, Class Conflict and
Generosity and Greed.

Through Maupassant's use of a third person omniscient
narrator (a narrator who simply states the action of the story without involvement or
judgement), he impresses upon the reader a sense of dislike for those who try to be something
they are not.

The narrator simply states the character of Madame Loisel, her
views upon her social ranking, and what she is willing to do to feel a part of the class which
she so desperately wishes to belong to. The narrator's stand, therefore, is one which fails to
connect with the characters (which could tend to sway the reader).

The
author tone is shown through the voice of the "removed" narrator. Without having the
narrator actually involved with the characters, Maupassant allows readers to judge for
themselves the characters depicted in the story (given the narrator has no direct impact upon
the reader). Through this, Maupassant is showing his own tone regarding the greedy and
manipulative. Essentially, Maupassant finds the greedy and manipulative interesting enough to
construct a story about them (while teaching to accept what one has), but he does not
"like" them enough to move them using a tone which could connect the reader to the
characters (other than the pity one may have for M. Loisel given his wife forced their poverty).