The literary movement of naturalism, like realism, strove to capture...

The literary movement of naturalism, like realism, strove to capture life the way it truly was, complete with all of its hardships. Yet, naturalism took realism one step further by striving to explain what elements caused a person to behave in a certain way or to hold a specific belief, behaviors and beliefs that led to tragic outcomes. Guy de Maupassant's short story "The Necklace" is a prime example of Naturalism because, in the story, de...