This is one of the stories that you truly must read because it will teach too many lessons as well as an unexpected ending that may actually be so annoying to most of us. Guy de Maupassant is telling us about this beautiful charming girl names Malthide (Madame Loisel) but life wasn't on her side, she was poor and her dreams were always little since she would never realize any of them. She was married to a clerk named Monsieur Loisel; their life was as simpler as a cat can live.
Later on, one night when M. Loisel came home with a big, valuable envelop which was an invitation from the minister to a huge ball. But instead of thanking him and drawing a smile on her face, she was so sad and she seemed annoyed. The reason was because she had nothing to wear; neither a dress, any jewelry nor a shoe, how wretched and miserable was she?!! Her husband was broken hearted and decided to lend her the 400 franc he had saved to buy a gun for a dress. Okay, dress problem was finally solved, now the jewelry, once again she began to cry when the idea came to borrow a necklace from her best friend who was wealthy and so rich. Later, she visited Madame Forestier, who gave her this beautiful elegant necklace; she had done looking perfect and utterly stunning.
The night passed perfectly and at four O'clock in the morning she was leaving with her husband and when she returned back home she couldn’t find her necklace anymore. This was a true disaster, the necklace is made with diamonds and it wasn't hers, she wrote a letter to her friend telling her to give her some time to return the necklace. They searched in every store for a similar necklace till they found one with 34 thousand franc, her husband gave her 18 thousand from his father, he signed checks and paper and finally paid and got the diamond and she turned it back. Unfortunately, they spent a whole ten years working so hard to pay the money back. Mathilde became old, her hands were red, her hair was a mess and her skirts were awful. One day she decided to take a walk in the Champ Elyse when she saw her old friend who lend her the Necklace, she talked with her and told her the whole story and finally Madame Frosterier was pale, the necklace she gave to Mathilde was just an imitation that was worth only 500 franc not 34 thousand franc!!!!!
Hoe miserable life can be, how annoying can someone become, how unfair was life with Mathilde. This story is one of the most emblematic, symbolic and inspiring stories I've ever read. READ IT. Actually, i do not many have knowledge about this story, but i will try my best.
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