![]() “She was one of those pretty and charming girls who are sometimes as if by a mistake of destiny, born in a family of clerks.” Instead of accepting her position in life, she feels cheated. ![]() Mathilde Loisel – a woman seemingly “fated” to her status in life. ![]() “The Necklace”, one of Guy De Maupassants’s works, centers around Mme. Finally, Mathilde tells her friend about replacing the necklace, only to learn that it was a fake. The menial housework ages Mathilde prematurely to the point where Madame Forestier doesn’t even recognize her. Mathilde and her husband spend the next ten years scrimping and saving to pay off their debt. Embarrassed, the couple spend their entire inheritance and take out loans to pay for a replacement necklace. ![]() Her husband retraces their steps to no avail. Upon returning home, Mathilde notices that the diamond necklace is gone. All the men think she’s the prettiest woman at the party, and she dances until four in the morning. Thanks to her new party dress and Madame Forestier’s diamond necklace, Mathilde has a wonderful time at the party. When Mathilde worries that she doesn’t have anything to wear, her husband agrees to buy her a new dress. ![]() Mathilde’s husband has secured an invitation to a party hosted by his boss, the Minister of Public Instruction. Mathilde Loisel borrows a necklace from her friend Madame Forestier. ![]()
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