The Necklace

by Guy de Maupassant

In the classic short story The Necklace, the main character Mathilde loses a borrowed necklace and spends the next ten years of her life paying loans for a replacement. An ironic twist occurs at the end when the friend who lent her the necklace in the first place reveals that it was a fake.

Changes in Mathilde's life
In the story The Necklace, the main character Mathilde ends up spending 10 years of her life paying for a replacement necklace that she borrowed then lost. As a result, much of Mathilde's life changes, but much does not.

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