CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Pretending to be something you’re not can backfire on you.
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Greed and selfishness can blind people to the blessings in their lives.
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Everyone dreams of social recognition.
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Borrowing jewelry from others is never a good idea.
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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 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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer. The main idea of the story is that Mathilde’s greed, dishonesty, and desire for a better social position in life ultimately led her to a life much worse than she originally had.