CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Loisel was a simple and poor clerk. He made every effort and sacrifice to make his wife happy. He sacrificed his 400 francs that he had saved to buy a gun for himself in order to buy a new party dress for his wife.

Detailed explanation-2: -In “The Necklace, ” Madame Loisel’s husband had set aside an amount of money to buy a gun. Coincidentally, this amount of money is the exact amount Madame Loisel needs to buy a dress for the party they are attending.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mr Loisel already had eighteen thousand francs, which his father had left him. He had to borrow the rest of the amount. He had to make devastating promises when he went to borrow money from usurers and the whole race of lenders. He paid thirty-six thousand francs to buy the new necklace.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mme Loisel wanted four hundred Francs to buy a new dress. Mr. Loisel had saved the exact money to buy a gun to join hunting parties but he sacrificed his desire for the happiness of his wife. He gave her the money to buy a dress and further suggested her to borrow some jewellery from her friend, Mme Forestier.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: The Loisel’s had been invited to a party at the minister’s residence. When Matilda told her husband that she wanted a new dress to wear, first of all he asked her to wear whatever she possessed. When she got angry and refused to go to the party at all, he finally agreed to let her buy a new one.