CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
Question
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Upper Class
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Lower Class
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Middle Class
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In The Necklace, Mathilde Loisel and her husband used to be in the lower middle class until the event where Mathilde loses the diamond necklace that she borrowed from a friend which they lied about it being in repair instead of telling the truth.
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: -In the short story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, the class a person is born into is everything. The class you hold controls your life, your actions, and even your career. In this story, a beautiful woman named Mathilde Loisel is born into a class lower than she desired.
Detailed explanation-4: -In “The Necklace, ” Mme. Loisel is married to a Ministry clerk and is part of the middle class. Despite this, she hates her middle class life and concludes she should be in the upper class because she is beautiful.