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Main Points of the Story 'The Diamond Necklace'

 

Main Points of the Story

  1. Matilda (Mrs. Loisel) was a beautiful young lady who was born in a family of clerks by some error of fate.
  2. She felt that she was born for all delicacies and luxuries of the world.
  3. She had a rich friend, Madame Forestier, but did not like to visit her because she suffered so much in her ordinary existence.
  4. Matilda liked good food served in marvellous dishes, good frocks and jewels.
  5. One day, her husband gave her a printed card which was an invitation to a ball party.
  6. Instead of being happy, she threw away the card on the table.
  7. She thought that she didn’t have a proper dress for the ball and didn’t want to present her poverty-stricken image amid rich ladies.
  8. Mr. Loisel had to sacrifice his 400 francs for the dress which he had saved to buy a gun for hunting.
  9. The day of the ball came near, but Matilda put forward another demand and wanted to wear a necklace at the ball.
  10. Mr. Loisel suggested that she could borrow jewels from her rich friend, Madame Forestier.
  11. Mrs. Forestier placed her box of jewels before Matilda to choose, and she chose a superb diamond necklace.
  12. On the day of the ball, Mrs. Loisel was a great success and looked very beautiful, elegant and graceful.
  13. She attracted the attention of many men who wanted to be introduced to her.
  14. Returning from the party, she wanted to have a final view of herself in her glory, in the mirror.
  15. Suddenly she uttered a cry as the necklace was not around her neck.
  16. Mr. Loisel went out in the night in search of the lost necklace. He went to the police, cab offices and put an advertisement in the papers.
  17. At the end of the week, they lost all hopes and it was decided to buy a new necklace, similar to the lost one.
  18. The similar diamond necklace that could replace the lost one valued 36000 francs.
  19. Mr Loisel had 18000 francs but had to borrow the rest of the money.
  20. The new diamond necklace, which was exactly the same as the old one, was given to Madam Forestier.
  21. They had to work hard and lead a miserable life to pay off the debts.
  22. They sent away the maid.
  23. Mrs Loisel washed dishes, clothes and lived like an ordinary woman.
  24. Mr Loisel worked at some merchants in the evenings and did copying work at five sous a page.
  25. It took ten years to pay off the debts completely and the necklace had completely changed their lives.
  26. On the day, when Madam Forestier met Mrs Loisel, she couldn’t recognise her because she had changed so badly.
  27. Mrs Loisel told the whole story and also the fact that her necklace was responsible for their miserable condition.
  28. Madam Forestier was touched and said, “Oh! My poor Matilda! Mine (diamonds) were false. They were not worth over five hundred francs.
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