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The Necklace (La Parure)

Guy de Maupassant

Mathilde Loisel is a beautiful woman who believes she was born for a life of luxury and elegance. When she and her husband are invited to a prestigious ball, she borrows a magnificent diamond necklace from a wealthy friend to match her gown. But when the necklace goes missing, Mathilde and her husband are forced into a decade of crushing poverty and hard labor to pay for a replacement. Guy de Maupassant’s "The Necklace" is a haunting and ironic study of the high cost of appearance and the fragile nature of social standing.

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Mathilde Loisel is a beautiful woman who believes she was born for a life of luxury and elegance. When she and her husband are invited to a prestigious ball, she borrows a magnificent diamond necklace from a wealthy friend to match her gown. But when the necklace goes missing, Mathilde and her husband are forced into a decade of crushing poverty and hard labor to pay for a replacement. Guy de Maupassant’s "The Necklace" is a haunting and ironic study of the high cost of appearance and the fragile nature of social standing.

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