They dismissed their servant they changed their lodgings they rented a garret under the roof.” She bore her part, however, with sudden heroism. She is brave-“Thereafter Madame Loisel knew the horrible existence of the needy. Instead, she has the strong sense of responsibility to repay the necklace to her friend, even it takes her rest life for the repayment.

When she loses her borrowed necklace, she never thinks of denying that. She would have liked so much to please, to be envied, to be charming, to be sought after.” Mathilde deserves sympathy-“She had no gowns, no jewels, nothing. She is beautiful, but she never gets what she wants. She thought of long reception halls hung with ancient silk, of the dainty cabinets containing priceless curiosities and of the little coquettish perfumed reception rooms made for chatting at five o’clock with intimate friends, with men famous and sought after, whom all women envy and whose attention they all desire.” I can’t blame her of dreaming of luxury life-“She thought of silent antechambers hung with Oriental tapestry, illumined by tall bronze candelabra, and of two great footmen in knee breeches who sleep in the big armchairs, made drowsy by the oppressive heat of the stove. She is beautiful-“Natural ingenuity, instinct for what is elegant, a supple mind are their sole hierarchy, and often make of women of the people the equals of the very greatest ladies.”

To be honest, I didn’t think there were any wrongdoings by Mathilde Loisel, the main character of this short story, who is widely recognised as “vanity”. I read “The Necklace” when I was about 12. “The Necklace” is one of Guy de Maupassant’s famous short stories.

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