CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -"The Necklace” (French: La Parure) is a short story by French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is known for its twist ending (ironic ending), which was a hallmark of de Maupassant’s style. The story was first published on 17 February 1884 in the French newspaper Le Gaulois.

Detailed explanation-2: -"The Necklace” (French: La Parure) is a short story by French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is known for its twist ending (ironic ending), which was a hallmark of de Maupassant’s style. The story was first published on 17 February 1884 in the French newspaper Le Gaulois.

Detailed explanation-3: -The author of this story was Guy de Maupassant. The story ended with a twist, also known as an ironic ending. This type of ending was a hallmark of Maupassant’s style. The story took place in France several hundred years ago.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: “The Necklace” was first published in 1884, and it was written by a man known as the greatest French short-story writer of all time, Guy de Maupassant.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.