Question

Simple summary of the necklace

Answer 1

• This story is about a woman who does not know how to live within her means.

• Loisel belongs to a middle class family but wants to live a lavish lifestyle.

• Her husband is a clerk who cannot afford to fulfill all her demands. For attending a party, Loisel decides to borrow a necklace from her friend who rich.

• Loisel loses the necklace while returning from the party.

• Loisel and her husband spend all their fortunes and borrowings to buy a similar necklace which cost them a fortune.

• After that, they have to everything which could be done so that they could repay the loan.

• It takes about 10 years of hard-work and lots of sacrifices before she is able to repay all her loans.

• The time and all the hard-work take their toll on her and she ages quickly.

• After that tortuous period had passed she happens to meet her rich friend and tells the whole story.

• Her friend tells that it was not a diamond necklace but a cheap imitation jewelry.