Essays Tagged: "Piece of String"
Guy de Maupassant's "A Piece of String"
of an accusation, do you have to tell all you know? Guy de Maupassant's character, Hauchcome, in "A Piece of String", is the type of character who needs everybody to agree with him to validate his opi ... ook and is taken to the mayor to be questioned. In the beginning of the story, Hauchcome picks up a piece of string and doesn't want to be seen committing such a frugal act. He knows that a neighbor i ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays > Travel Descriptions
The Piece Of String
In "The Piece of String," a short story by Guy De Maupassant, the main character is a peasant named Maitre H ... spent his money sparingly, and was very economical. He proved this when he bent down to pick up the piece of string to save even though it was painful for him because he suffered of rheumatism.As well ... well as being frugal, Maitre Hauchecome was also innocent. Maitre Hauchecome had noticed the small piece of string on the ground and picked it up believing that someday it may be of some use to him. ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers