I have had the same doubts about the essential idea of the story--that the Loisels almost immediately decide to replace the lost necklace rather than having Mathilde go to Mme. Forestier and confess frankly that she lost it. This seems ""heroic" but also stupid. It is largely the husband's idea to try to replace the necklace regardless of the terrible cost. When all his efforts to find the lost necklace fail, "You must write to your friend,"...
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