➤ Work: The Necklace
➤ Author: Guy de Maupassant
➤ Summary:
➤ The Necklace is a short story about pride, appearance, and the consequences of dishonesty.
➤ It tells the story of Mathilde Loisel, a woman who dreams of wealth and high society but lives a modest life.
➤ Mathilde’s desire:
➤ Mathilde is unhappy with her ordinary life and believes she deserves luxury.
➤ When her husband brings home an invitation to a fancy ball, she becomes excited but worries she has nothing suitable to wear.
➤ The borrowed necklace:
➤ Mathilde borrows a beautiful diamond necklace from her friend Madame Forestier.
➤ She is admired at the ball and feels happy and important for the first time.
➤ The loss:
➤ After the ball, Mathilde realizes the necklace is lost.
➤ Afraid to tell the truth, she and her husband decide to replace it with an expensive one.
➤ Years of hardship:
➤ To pay for the new necklace, the couple goes into deep debt.
➤ They live in poverty and work hard for many years to repay the money.
➤ The shocking ending:
➤ Years later, Mathilde meets Madame Forestier and confesses the truth.
➤ She learns that the original necklace was fake and worth very little.
➤ Main themes:
➤ Appearance versus reality
➤ Pride and vanity
➤ Honesty and consequences
➤ Social class
➤ Overall message:
➤ The Necklace shows how pride and the desire to appear wealthy can lead to unnecessary suffering, and how a single lie can change a life forever.
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