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But I don't know what you like." Suddenly she discovered, in a black satin box, a superb diamond necklace, and her heart began to beat with uncontrolled desire. Her hands trembled as she took it. She fastened it around her neck, over her high-necked dress, and stood lost in ecstasy as she looked at herself.
The Necklace. She was one of those pretty and charming girls who, as if by a mistake of destiny, are born in a family of employees. She had no dowry, no expectations, no means of becoming known, understood, loved, wedded by any rich and distinguished man; and so she let herself be married to a petty clerk in the Bureau of Public Instruction.
The Necklace is a short story by Guy de Maupassant. View guided reading mode, assessment questions, and discussion activities for this 9th-grade level text. Spend less than $4,000 / year for assessments, data tracking, and more with CommonLit.
Guy de Maupassant was strongly influenced by his uncle, the famous French author Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880). Mathilde Loisel in "The Necklace" sounds very much like the heroine of Flaubert's best-known novel, Madame Bovary. Flaubert's influence on his nephew was extremely powerful.
First published in 1884, “The Necklace” (La Parure) is a classic tale by French master of the short story Guy de Maupassant. Watch out for the twist… Feb. 17, 1884 1 viewer 23.3K views
Happiness. In “The Necklace,” Guy de Maupassant demonstrates the importance of knowing how to achieve happiness in a meaningful and lasting way. At the beginning of the story, Mathilde and her husband live a modest life, but with enough money to live comfortably. However, Mathilde is perpetually discontented, unable to be happy without the ...
The Necklace Summary. Mathilde Loisel is the pretty and charming daughter of a family of modest means. Her family is unable to afford a dowry and so she is married to M. Loisel, a clerk who works for the Ministry of Education. Because she is beautiful, Mathilde feels that she has been short-changed in life: she is dismayed by the shabbiness of ...