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Section:1103 Student Number:5101110321 Name:Betty “The Necklace” Review The Necklace is a short story written by Guy de Maupassant who is a popular 19th century French writer and is considered one of the fathers of the modern short story.The story takes place in a romantic nation,France and in the 19th century or so.It tells the story of Madame Mathilde Loisel and her husband Mr.Loisel.Mr.Loisel brings a converted dinner invitation home and Madame Mathilde Loisel is well prepared for the forthcoming evening party which she spends 400 francs on a gorgeous dress and borrows a superb diamond necklace from her friend,Madame Forestier.As expected,she becomes the center of attraction.Unfortunately,after the party,upon arriving home,Madame Loisel notices that the necklace is gone.In the decade,the cpuple’s life suffers drastic and radical changes. Guy de Maupassant’s portrayal of Mathilde is very realistic.It can be assumed by the reader that Mathilde is a vain and pretentious woman.She feels herself born for every delicacy and luxury.She loves clothes,jewels and feels that she is made for them.She has longed so eagerly to charm,to be desired,to be wildly attractive and sought after. She is self-centered,self-willed and ungrateful to her husband although he provides her with a furnished apartment, sufficient food and even a maid. The reader can get the sense when her husband goes through a lot of trouble to get her an invitation to the party at the ministry,instead of being thrilled as Mr.Loisel has expected,she acts like a spoiled child,throwing the invitation on the table and complaining that she has nothing to wear.Mathilde is so vain that if I were her husband,I wouldn’t be docile and obedient to her no matter how much I love her. Contrasting to the pretentious and headstrong Mathilde who dreams of a wealthy,decadent lifestyle and doesn’t want to achieve something valuable through her own efforts, Mr.Loisel is a conscientious man who is an average guy with an a