Guy de Maupassant details the youth and early married life of Loisel in the short story “The Necklace.” These details become significant when it is revealed that the necklace was a fake. Loisel, a beautiful girl, came from a poor background. She had no material goods when she marries a working class man, but she has a penchant for the finer things in life. The author tells the reader she longs for fine clothes, food, and jewels to the...
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