Guy de Maupassant’s short story the “The Necklace” is set in Paris during the 1800s. The story opens in Madame Loisel’s lower middle class flat where she daydreams of a more aristocratic life. She is saddened by her surroundings and circumstances, and longs for better. Her husband surprises her with an invitation to a ball at the home of the Minister of Education and his wife, Madame Ramponneau. After procuring appropriate attire and...
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