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The Necklace

In Guy de Maupassant's short story 'The Necklace,' Mathilde Loisel, a woman dissatisfied with her modest life, borrows a diamond necklace from her wealthy friend Jeanne for a party and loses it. To replace it, she and her husband, Monsieur Loisel, work for ten years to pay off the debt, sacrificing their happiness. Ultimately, they discover that the original necklace was a fake, highlighting the futility of Mathilde's desires and the consequences of her envy.

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The Necklace

In Guy de Maupassant's short story 'The Necklace,' Mathilde Loisel, a woman dissatisfied with her modest life, borrows a diamond necklace from her wealthy friend Jeanne for a party and loses it. To replace it, she and her husband, Monsieur Loisel, work for ten years to pay off the debt, sacrificing their happiness. Ultimately, they discover that the original necklace was a fake, highlighting the futility of Mathilde's desires and the consequences of her envy.

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Necklace a story in France by Guy de Maupassant

The Necklace
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.

Mathilde Loisel
The protagonist of the story. Mathilde has been blessed
with physical beauty but not with the affluent lifestyle
she yearns for, and she feels deeply discontented with
her lot in life. When she prepares to attend a fancy
party, she borrows a diamond necklace from her friend
Jeanne, then loses the necklace and must work for ten
years to pay off a replacement. Her one night of
radiance cost her and Monsieur Loisel any chance for
future happiness.

Monsieur Loisel
Mathilde’s husband. Monsieur Loisel is content with
the small pleasures of his life but does his best to
appease Mathilde’s demands and assuage her
complaints. He loves Mathilde immensely but does not
truly understand her, and he seems to underestimate
the depth of her unhappiness. When Mathilde loses
the necklace, Monsieur Loisel sacrifices his own future
to help her repay the debt. He pays dearly for
something he had never wanted in the first place.

Jeanne
Mathilde’s wealthy friend. Jeanne treats Mathilde
kindly, but Mathilde is bitterly jealous of her
wealth, and the kindness pains her. Jeanne lends
Mathilde the necklace for the party and does not
inspect it when Mathilde returns it. She is
horrified to realize that Mathilde has wasted her
life trying to pay for a replacement necklace,
when the original necklace had actually been
worth nothing.

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