"The Necklace"

"The Necklace" is a marvelous short story. "The Necklace" was written Guy de Maupassant. "The Necklace" is most famous and known for its ironic ending (Overview of "The Necklace").
"The Necklace" is a tale of a middleclass woman who desires much more. She wants the life of the rich; not the poor. Her name is Madame Loisel. She is married to a clerk who cannot afford the lifestyle of the rich and famous that she wants so bad. His name is Monsieur Loisel (Maupassant190).
Monsieur Loisel got an invitation to a ball with the hopes of making his wife happy. Although the invitation was very hard to get, his wife complained about not having the proper evening dress to wear. Monsieur Loisel bought her a dress with money he had saved for something else. She still was not happy. She said it was too plain without a beautiful piece of jewelry to go with it. She did not want to look poor in front of the other guests (191).
Her husband could not afford to buy her a piece......

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Title: The Necklace
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