CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -She confesses that the reason for her behavior is her lack of jewels. Monsieur Loisel suggests that she wear flowers, but she refuses. He implores her to visit Madame Forestier and borrow something from her. Madame Forestier agrees to lend Mathilde her jewels, and Mathilde selects a diamond necklace.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mathilde Loisel dreams of being rich and is self-conscious about her middle-class status. She borrows Madame Forestier’s necklace to wear to a ball but loses it, then spends the next decade working to pay off the replacement, sacrificing her beauty and youth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Madame Forestier Mathilde’s wealthy friend. Madame Forestier treats Mathilde kindly, but Mathilde is bitterly jealous of Madame Forestier’s wealth, and the kindness pains her. Madame Forestier lends Mathilde the necklace for the party and does not inspect it when Mathilde returns it.

Detailed explanation-4: -Even after Mathilde does so, she is still unhappy because she has no jewels to wear with it. She spurns Loisel’s idea of wearing fresh flowers but takes his suggestion of borrowing some jewelry from her friend, Madame Jeanne Forestier. The only item she borrows is a diamond necklace.