

An unexpected and ironic outcome provides a complex moral lesson that the readers are supposed to learn along with Madame Loisel. The events described in the story reveal the features of the character of the heroine, which eventually leads her to live a life far poorer than she used to lead.

Madame Loisel spends her time dreaming about all the luxuries they cannot afford to purchase while experiencing a feeling of shame for their actual life. The wife is longing for a luxurious life, unappreciative of her husband, and relatively happy life the couple is leading. It tells a story about a French middle-class couple in the 19 th century.

“The Necklace” (“La Parure”) is one of the most famous short stories by Guy De Maupassant.
