Writers in their works, carefully describing circumstance in great detail, can influence reader’s interpretation of an action as moral or immoral: A prostitute can be represented as a noble lady, and the most upright woman as an angry witch. The narrator can make a reader feel nothing for the victim, but rather for the killer. In his short story “Jewelry”, Guy de Maupassant closely describes an emotional condition, physical condition, and the surrounding people …showed first 75 words of 812 total…

…showed last 75 words of 812 total…a fair assessment, because M. Lantin’s action are simply immoral. In this story, the author not only reveals to us the protagonist’s behavior, he provides us with details, that help soften the readers opinion about M. Lantin’s morality. Guy de Maupassant does not influence us by judging his protagonist, but instead makes us feel sorry for him as a grief stricken, disappointed, and embarrassed human being, who is just trying to survive.