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Matilda is very old now. She and her husband have worked for ten years in order to pay off the replacement necklace.The day has finally come when they are out of debt at last. Matilda still wonders what would've happened if she had never lost the necklace.

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Place- In the text it says "Bonjour welcome to Paris 1875."
Time- In the text it says "Matilda and Pierre were apart of a growing middle class in 1870's France.
Environment- When old Pierre tries to give Matilda her coat in the text it says "But it's bitterly cold."

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Flashback- Begins on page 5 paragraph 7
This flashback informs the reader, that Matilda still remembered this amazing night. She also realizes the situation she is in now because of it.
This flashback is important because it shows how much Matilda misses that special night. Not only does she remember the good parts, but also the bad. Losing the necklace put her in a bad situation.

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Ungrateful- "Matilda drops the card on the table" This shows how she is ungrateful that her husband got her the invitation to the party.
Greedy- "(Without hesitation)" Would you lend this to me." In this quote her rich friend, Jeanne is lending her jewelry. Matilda asks for the expensive diamond necklace that she knows is the most expensive piece of jewelry her friend has.
Selfish- "Curtsying to herself she dreamed of riches she'll never have." In this quote she's wishing she was rich, but she will never be happy for what she has.

Comparison Character- Cher from Clueless
We picked Cher from Clueless because Matilda and Cher both want things they cannot have.

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Greed- The necklace for Matilda symbolizes all that she doesn't have in life, and all that she desires. The necklace also symbolizes her want for others belongings. Greed makes her want the necklace.
Sacrifice- The necklace also symbolizes sacrifice. She wanted the necklace so bad that she wore it carelessly and lost the "expensive" necklace. Her sacrifice was spending ten years paying off the necklace. Just because she wanted to look pretty at a party.

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Pride leads to dangerous consequences even if you have a lot of self courage.

This is shown in the text when Matilda wouldn't tell her friend about losing the necklace. If Matilda told her rich friend. She  might've not had to buy the necklace back. An example from the text is "Matilda and Pierre decided not to tell Jeanne that they had lost the necklace."

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Character v.s Self-
"What I am supposed to wear to such a fancy affair" This quote shows how Matilda struggled with herself and her life. She was very unhappy and figured she would never amount to anything. She overcame this when she went to the party. This represents internal conflict.
Character v.s Society- Pierre says "Here's your coat my dear" But Matilda didn't want to put it on because she didn't want anyone to see her old coat. She had gotten invited to the party, but she didn't want to go because she was afraid of what the wealthy people would think. This represents external conflict.

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Situational- Matilda had lost the necklace. She and her husband had tried to find it, but were unsuccessful. They ended up having to spend ten years trying to pay off the price of the replacement necklace. In the end the necklace ended up being fake anyways. She hoped the necklace would give her the type of life she had been dreaming of. Instead it put her back into poverty.

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Exposition- Matilda Loisel is not happy with her life at all. She thinks that she has it rough and she believes she lives in poverty. Her husband, Pierre tries his best to provide for his wife and give her everything she wants in Paris, but she is not satisfied.

Rising Action- Pierre brings home an invitation to a ball, but much at his surprise, Matilda is ungrateful. She complains she does not have a nice dress or jewelry to wear. Pierre tells her to go see her rich friend to borrow jewelry, and she takes the most expensive diamond necklace.

Climax- Matilda goes to the party looking beautiful. She comes back happy, but when she looks in the mirror Matilda and Pierre discover that the necklace is missing. Matilda starts to bawl.

Falling Action- Matilda and Pierre go out to find a replacement necklace for the lost one. Unfortunately it costs over 30,000 francs. They worked for many years to pay off the debt for the replacement. She returned the replacement to her rich friend.

Resolution- At the end of ten years Matilda runs into her rich friend looking old and dirty. Matilda tells her exactly what happened ten years before. The rich friend tells Matilda that the original was a fake and only worth 500 francs.

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