CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -This story is about a woman who does not know how to live within her means. Loisel belongs to a middle class family but wants to live a lavish lifestyle. Her husband is a clerk who cannot afford to fulfill all her demands. For attending a party, Loisel decides to borrow a necklace from her friend who rich.

Detailed explanation-2: -Theme of the Story One should live within one’s means or else he invites unnecessary problems, anxieties, and confusion in life. The most important message of the story is that we should be what we are.

Detailed explanation-3: -The story is aptly titled ‘The Diamond necklace’. It revolves around Madame Loisel desire to own and wear jewels, the fulfilment of her desire as she borrows a stunning necklace from her friend Madame Forestier, how she happily wears the diamonds to a party and eventually her shock and sorrow at losing the necklace.

Detailed explanation-4: -Loisel immediately went over the whole route that they had walked to search for the necklace. He even went to the police, to the newspaper offices to offer a reward, and to the cab companies. He went everywhere he could find a ray of hope. Was this answer helpful?