CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What’s one word that would perfectly describe Mathilde Loisel?
A
Happy
B
Satisfied
C
Unsure
D
Jealous
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mathilde’s envy for the wealth has become the greatest of them all. She envies her friend Forestier and anyone else who has more than what she had. She felt like she deserves to have everything in her grasp to fulfill the emptiness of her desire. “She had no clothes, no jewels, nothing.

Detailed explanation-2: -She desperately wanted to be like her friend Mme. Forestier, with plenty of money, jewels, and beautiful clothes. She felt cheated from all of the good things in life that she felt she deserved. This overwhelming feeling of envy cast a shadow throughout Mme.

Detailed explanation-3: -The story by Maupassant “The Necklace” is about a woman who held jealousy and envy throughout the story. Mathilde Loisel, the protagonist, felt that she has been living a lie all her life, she thinks that she deserves more than what has been offered to her.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mathilde is a raging, jealous woman who will do anything in her power to reverse the “mistake of destiny” that has plunged her into what she perceives as a wholly inappropriate and inadequate life.

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