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The short story "The Necklace" by Guy De Maupassant takes place in France several hundred years ago. Mathilde Loisel lives in a flat with her husband, who works as a clerk for the Minister of Education. Their lives are not luxurious, but they are not poor, merely simple. Mathilde, however, longs to be rich. She envies her friend Jeanne who has a large house and lots of jewelry.
One day her husband brings home an invitation to a ball. He thinks his wife will be excited to attend such a fancy party, but instead she is upset. She complains that she has nothing suitable to wear to such an extravagant occasion. Her kind husband agrees to give her the four hundred francs that he had been saving to buy a new rifle to get herself a gown.
One day her husband brings home an invitation to a ball. He thinks his wife will be excited to attend such a fancy party, but instead she is upset. She complains that she has nothing suitable to wear to such an extravagant occasion. Her kind husband agrees to give her the four hundred francs that he had been saving to buy a new rifle to get herself a gown.
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"The Necklace" is a short story by Guy de Maupassant often studied in English or world literature classes.
Maupassant infused the story with heartache.
Characters
The story centers around 3 characters: Mathilde Loisel, Monsieur Loisel and Madame Forestier.
Mathilde is the main character.
She is physically beautiful and social, and she wants expensive items to match her beauty and sophisticated taste.
But ......
she is born into a clerk's family and ends up marrying a clerk too. Due to life circumstances, she cannot afford the materialistic clothing, accessories and household items that she wants which she is unhappy about.
Summary
Monsier Loisel presents Mathilde with an invitation to the Ministry of Education's formal party, which he expects Mathilde will be excited about because then she can dress up and mingle with high society.
. On the contrary, Mathilde is immediately upset because she doesn't have a gown that she believes is nice enough to wear to this sort of event.
Mathilde's tears sway Monsier Loisel into buying a new dress for her despite money being tight. Mathilde asks for 400 francs.
Monsier Loisel was planning on using 400 francs he saved up on a gun for himself, but agrees to give the money to his wife. Near the date of the party, Mathilde also decides to borrow jewelry from Madame Forestier.
She picks a diamond necklace from Madame Forestier's jewelry box.
The party goes well for Mathilde, who is the belle of the ball. When the night comes to an end and the couple returns home, Mathilde is saddened by the humble state of her life compared to the fairy-tale party she was just at. But this emotion quickly turns into panic as she realizes she lost the diamond necklace Madame Forestier lent her.
The Loisels search for the necklace but cannot find it, and ultimately decide to replace it without telling Madame Forestier that Mathilde lost the original one. They find a similar looking necklace, and in order to afford it they take out loans and go into debt.
For the next 10 years, the Loisels live in poverty. Monsier Loisel works 3 jobs and Mathilde does heavy housework until their debts are paid off. In the process, Mathilde's beauty has turned into a haggard face tired from a decade of hardship.
One day, Mathilde and Madame Forestier run into each other on the street. At first, Madame Forestier does not recognize Mathilde, and then is shocked when she realizes it is her.
Mathilde finally explains to Madame Forestier that she lost the necklace, replaced it and worked for 10 years to afford the replacement. The story ends with Madame Forestier distraughtly telling Mathilde that the necklace she gave her was fake and worth almost nothing...
hope it is helpful....
here's ur answer.....
"The Necklace" is a short story by Guy de Maupassant often studied in English or world literature classes.
Maupassant infused the story with heartache.
Characters
The story centers around 3 characters: Mathilde Loisel, Monsieur Loisel and Madame Forestier.
Mathilde is the main character.
She is physically beautiful and social, and she wants expensive items to match her beauty and sophisticated taste.
But ......
she is born into a clerk's family and ends up marrying a clerk too. Due to life circumstances, she cannot afford the materialistic clothing, accessories and household items that she wants which she is unhappy about.
Summary
Monsier Loisel presents Mathilde with an invitation to the Ministry of Education's formal party, which he expects Mathilde will be excited about because then she can dress up and mingle with high society.
. On the contrary, Mathilde is immediately upset because she doesn't have a gown that she believes is nice enough to wear to this sort of event.
Mathilde's tears sway Monsier Loisel into buying a new dress for her despite money being tight. Mathilde asks for 400 francs.
Monsier Loisel was planning on using 400 francs he saved up on a gun for himself, but agrees to give the money to his wife. Near the date of the party, Mathilde also decides to borrow jewelry from Madame Forestier.
She picks a diamond necklace from Madame Forestier's jewelry box.
The party goes well for Mathilde, who is the belle of the ball. When the night comes to an end and the couple returns home, Mathilde is saddened by the humble state of her life compared to the fairy-tale party she was just at. But this emotion quickly turns into panic as she realizes she lost the diamond necklace Madame Forestier lent her.
The Loisels search for the necklace but cannot find it, and ultimately decide to replace it without telling Madame Forestier that Mathilde lost the original one. They find a similar looking necklace, and in order to afford it they take out loans and go into debt.
For the next 10 years, the Loisels live in poverty. Monsier Loisel works 3 jobs and Mathilde does heavy housework until their debts are paid off. In the process, Mathilde's beauty has turned into a haggard face tired from a decade of hardship.
One day, Mathilde and Madame Forestier run into each other on the street. At first, Madame Forestier does not recognize Mathilde, and then is shocked when she realizes it is her.
Mathilde finally explains to Madame Forestier that she lost the necklace, replaced it and worked for 10 years to afford the replacement. The story ends with Madame Forestier distraughtly telling Mathilde that the necklace she gave her was fake and worth almost nothing...
hope it is helpful....
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