The Necklace Irony

11. “The Necklace” takes place over ten years. Most of the primary action takes place in less than a week, when her husband tells Madame Loisel about the party, when she find a dress and accessories and when she goes to the party. After the couple needs to make money back, they work for ten years to get out of debt. The story ends ten years later when Madame Loisel finds out that the necklace she lost was fake.

12. After describing the main character in extensive detail, Madame Loisel and her husband are eating an exquisite dinner. That is when he tells her about the party. This scene is very important because it sets the plot on it’s way and give the story an interesting start after Madame Loisel bursts into tears. As well, the true colours

While there are a few stories that this may not be the case for, the rising action in “The Necklace” is the most enjoyable part of the text. First Madame Loisel feels the need for a nice dress and buys one using her husband’s money. The same thing applies for a necklace in which she borrows for Madame Forestier. This is when she and her husband attend the extravagant party. Madame Loisel is the center of attention and is quite content with herself. She looks at herself in the mirror and vows to remember the night forever. Little does she know the irony in the statement before the rising action comes to an end when she realizes that she lost the

The falling action of the story was when Madame Loisel learned her lesson. For ten years, she and her husband slaved away to make up the money for the necklace. The jeweller stated a solid price of 34,000 francs. As the couple only possessed 18,000, they borrowed the rest from multiple people with the intent of paying them back, and they did. Ten years later and the debt was payed off, with the biggest change being Madame Loisel’s looks. She use to be a beautiful, young-looking woman, but in those ten years, it looked as if she aged fifty. This brings us to the resolution of the story. Madame Loisel was out for a Sunday walk when she bumped into her old friend that leant her the diamond necklace ten years ago. Madame Forestier didn’t even recognize her because of how much she aged. After Madame Loisel told her that the reason she looked so different was because of her necklace, Madame Forestier revealed the biggest plot twist. The beautiful diamond necklace that Madame Loisel lost and spent so many hours replacing was fake. It was worth 500 francs at the most. The ending of “The Necklace” was very shocking but clever on the author’s part. Without the big finale, the story would be remembered as mediocre at best, but with the resolution, the story was quite memorable.

16. The underlying mood in the short story is regretful and longing. Throughout the plot, madame Loisel always wants more than what she has, loses the necklace, and regrets her actions. This makes the reader