Question

summary of "The Necklace"​

Answer 1

The Necklace is a story that revolves around Matilda, who thinks highly of herself and pictures her in her dream-world, where she had almost all the fancy riches in the world. Her husband one day returned home with an invitation he received for a gathering. Matilda, upon hearing of it, immediately refuses to go because she didn't have anything to wear, nor did she have fancy accessories to wear. Her husband then comes up with a solution, to ask one of Matilda's friends, who owns all fancy items, if she could borrow some jewels. Her friend, Forestier, gladly agrees. Matilda and her husband go to the gathering and enjoy themselves. Upon returning home, Matilda realizes that she doesn't have the necklace, given to her by Forestier, on. She immediately starts panicking and asks her husband. As they weren't able to find it, they knew they would have to replace it. Matilda continued to work and work for years until she had earned enough money to buy the expensive jewel. When Matilda returns the necklace, Forestier replies saying that the jewel she had given her was not a real one, but a copy and that it had costed very little. Matilda, on hearing this, realized how passionate she was about expensive items and that she had to work hard if she wanted to own them all.

From the lesson - The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant.

Answer 2

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The story revolves around a selfish lady named Matilda. She is unsatisfied with her life as she wants a rich husband but because she belongs to a family of clerks and her family is unable to give dowry she is married to a clerk. One day, both the husband and wife are invited to a party at the minister’s house. But Matilda does not have good clothes and jewels to wear at such a party. Her husband suggests her to buy a dress and ask an old friend for jewellery. She then borrows a necklace from her friend and goes to the party. What happens next proves to be a lesson for the unhappy lady.

About the Author

Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a French writer, remembered as a master of the short story form, and as a representative of the naturalist school of writers, who depicted human lives and destinies and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms. He wrote some 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse.