Question

At the end of the story, Madame Forestier reveals to Mathilde that the necklace was an imitation. Is it significant that neither Mathilde nor anyone at the party noticed that the necklace was a fake? Why or why not? in the story the necklace

Answer 1

Answer: It was important that nobody else noticed it was fake for the story because then the situational irony of the story would have been lost. Nobody would have stolen it and Mathilde would continue to live aloof about her financial situation and the importance of money.

Answer 2

At the end of the story, Madame Forestier reveals to Mathilde that the necklace was an imitation. Is it significant that neither Mathilde nor anyone at the party noticed that the necklace was a fake? Why or why not? in the story the necklace

• The diamond jewellery that Madame Forestier had lent to Madame Loisel is shown to be a fake.
• The reader experiences the force of irony—the perception that something has turned out to be the opposite of what we anticipate when Forestier reveals that the necklace was a fake.
• Matilda bought a diamond necklace for 36 000 francs to replace the borrowed necklace that she had lost. She was informed by Mme Forestier that her jewellery, which cost about 500 francs, was fake. Because Mathilde and her husband incur significant debt to replace a jewellery that turns out to be almost worthless, "The Necklaceending "'s is ironic. The conclusion shocked Mathilde because she couldn't believe that the necklace, which she had believed to be priceless, was in fact a fake.
• Madame Forestier claps her hands together at the conclusion of her tale and informs Mathilde that the original necklace was only costume jewellery and had no real value.
• Soon after her daydream, she runs into Madame Forestier once more and finds out the necklace was useless. She wouldn't have spent everything on a replacement if she had just told Madame Forestier that she lost the necklace. She would have known right away that it was costume jewellery.

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