![]() ![]() Mathilde’s primary character traits are her beauty, her vanity, and her social ambition, all of which play their part in leading her to her ruin. Forestier on the Champs Elysée, Mathilde is proud to tell her that the debt has finally been paid off, only to discover that the necklace she replaced was made of paste. She and her husband spend the next ten years struggling to pay for an expensive replacement, and Mathilde’s beauty fades as she experiences the hardships of poverty. ![]() ![]() Mathilde is a huge success at the ball but disaster strikes when she loses the necklace during the carriage ride home. In the text, Mrs.Loisel 'didnt listen to him and rapidly descend the stairs. Foreshadowing gives the reader hints to predict a result in the story. Mathilde finally has a chance to live her dreams when she and her husband receive an invitation to a party from the Minister of Education, and she borrows a diamond necklace from her friend Jeanne Forestier in order to look her best at the party. Guy de Maupassant, the author of 'The Necklace', uses foreshadowing to develop the theme that there are consequences for being untruthful. A remarkably beautiful woman, Mathilde is perpetually dissatisfied with her lot in life, constantly dreaming of the glamour and riches to which she feels her beauty entitles her. Mathilde Loisel is the daughter of a middle-class family and is married to M. ![]()
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