CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Work hard ad good this will happen .
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No matter what happens, be honest.
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Everybody isn’t your friend.
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Matilhde should be happy with her life.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Greed: This short story has the theme of not being greedy in life as Mathilde has been. Mathilde’s greed for a better life leads her husband to get a ticket for an even where Mathilde purchases a dress they cannot afford and borrows a necklace she believes to be worth thousands.
Detailed explanation-2: -The moral lesson of the story, “the necklace” is that we shouldn’t live a materialistic life as it can make our life’s filled with sorrow and grief.
Detailed explanation-3: -What Does the Necklace Symbolize? The necklace’s symbolism is that of wealth and prosperity. Mathilde describes herself as lost in ecstasy as she looked at herself in the mirror when she wore the necklace. The look of the jewels on her body is exactly the fantasy life she describes wanting in the opening of the story.
Detailed explanation-4: -“The Necklace” is, at its heart, a story about Mathilde’s social ambition, which takes the form of a desire to acquire luxurious objects that she cannot afford. Through her ruin, Maupassant warns against the dangers of greed and criticizes those who ascribe too much value to wealth and material possessions.