The Necklace Part 2
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part 1
Mme Loisel
Unfulfilled dreams
unhappy
M. Loisel
little clerk in the Ministry of Education
part 2
Invitation to the ball
M.Loisel
forgets his wishes and givesmoney to his wife to buy thedress
Mme Loisel
first unhappy: no good dress
gets money from her husbandto buy an appropriate dress
part 3
Borrowing Mrs Forestier'snecklace
Mme Loisel
unhappy since she has no jewels
borrows a necklace fromher friend; Mme Forestier
part 4
The ball
During
Great success of Mme Loisel
After
Mme Loisel realises thatthe necklace is lost.
A desperate unfruitfulsearch for the necklace
part 5
Fear of disclosure,consequently Substituting thenecklace
Buying a copy of the necklace andreturning it to the owner without sayinganything
Getting in debt with the creditors
Paying the debts and itsconsequences
no maid
moving to a garret under a roof
hard work for the couplefor various years
part 6
The twist / the ugly truth
Meeting with Mme Forestier
The necklace lent by MmeForestier was a fake oneworth 500 francs not areal one worth 40 000francs.

can be compared toCinderella, but thefairytale changes into anightmare
a criticism to 19th century society,prisoner to its prejudice andconcupiscence
a person's preoccupationwith appearance andmaterialism is vain
being honest up frontalways pays in thelong run

approximately 10 years

Paris
flat (rue des Martyrs)
part 1 3
party (Ministry of Education)
part 4
garret under the roof
part 5
ChampsElysées
part 6

married couple
Monsieur Loisel
In love with his wife
content with his life
selfsacrificing man
loyal to his wife
Madame Loisel
dreaming of high class life
unhappy with her situation
friends
Mathilde Loisel
dreaming of a high class life
Madame Forestier
lends the necklace to Mathilde
rich and beautiful