The Necklace

The Necklace By: Guy de Maupassant

How is the fate of the character(s) connected to societal standards?

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The idea was that Mathilde Loisel tried to attain a social status that was far beyond her middle class life. In trying to live this illusion, she lost her borrowed necklace. Paying for, what she thought was, the expensive necklace put her in poverty.

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