Maupassant’s Reflection

Maupassant’s Reflection
In this paper I will attempt to describe the mirror of life between Guy de Maupassant and his written work, ”A Piece of String”. A “mirror of life” is when an author’s life is reflected in his work.
Maupassant grew up in Normandy in a dysfunctional family. After his parents separated when he was eleven, his controlling mother raised him. The greatest influence on Maupassant’s life was Gustave Finubert, who acted as a ment...