Directoccurs
when an author tells you what a character is like though narration.shows
you through action what a character is like.
In "," Maupassant
tells us that Monsieur Loisel is a minor clerk with a government ministry. We learn that he is
"exultant" and expects his wife to be pleased when he comes home with an invitation
for a great social event thrown by the Ministry of Public Instruction he works for. The narrator
also tells us that Monsieur Loisel is "stupefied" and at a loss when he is wife begins
to cry and tells him she has nothing to wear to such an event. We are told he is
"heartbroken." We also learn that when his wife asks for 400 francs to equip herself
for the party, he sacrifices the gun he was planning to buy with the money so that she can have
new clothes.
From all of this, we learn that Monsieur Loisel loves his wife
and wants very much for her to be happy. He knows she is discontent and makes sacrifices to try
to please her. He comes across as a very kind and upright person.
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