1.
• A French writer.
• Father of modern short
story.
• In his stories, he choices
hero and heroines from
the middle class.
• Maupassant produced
300+ stories in his life.
• Mostly focus on the
realistic study of lives of
the average man and
woman.

2.
Unhappy,
unable to
accept her life
condition;
Daydreamed
A complex
and
dynamic
character
Married to a
minor clerk,
M. Loisel;
Middle class
Selfish, Spoiled,
never does the
housework
10 years later:
Hard-working --doing
heavy housework,
changed perception
Dressed like a
peasant
Aged quickly, heavy,
rough, harsh, hair
untended, skirt
askew
Mathilde
. Loisel

3.
A clerk for
Ministry of
Education;
Middle class

4.
• Her husband is able to get a couple of
invitations to the Ministry of Education
party.
• Mathilde then refuses to go.
• Gives Mathilde 400 francs to use from
his savings.
• Mathilde goes out and buys a dress.
• Mathlida borrows a stunning diamond
necklace from Madame Jeanne
Forestier.

5.
• After attending the party, Mathilde
discovers that she has lost the necklace.
• She tries to find a quick way to replace
it.
• She goes to a shop and discovers the
price of a similar necklace to be 40,000
francs.
• The couple has sold everything they
owned and getting loans.
• Mathilde falls into debt.

6.
• Ten years later, she suddenly sees
Madame Forestier, who barely
recognizes her in her dire state.
• Mathilde recounts the story of losing
the necklace.
• After explaining the purchase of the
new necklace, Madame Forestier takes
Mathilde's hands, explaining that her
original necklace was a fake made of
glass, and only worth 500 francs.

7.
• You may pay a terrible price for
greed and desire.
• People should be happy with
what they have.
• “We do not succeed in changing
things according to our desire, but
gradually our desires change.”