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The necklace is a symbol, it symbolizes wealth and that is why Mathiled wanted it. The Wraps/ Coat that her husband handed her at the end of the party symbolizes her life, which she hates.

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When the jeweler says "I didn't sell that necklace madame." It shows that Forestire didn't even buy a real necklace in the first place.

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Situational Irony:
Madame Loisel wants to be in the upper class, but when she insists on borrowing the necklace, she ends up in an even lower position than when she started.

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Many years after Mathilde runs into her friend from many years ago, Mme. Forestire. Mathilde decides to admit to what had happened the night of the ministerial ball since it had been so many years. She admits she lost the necklace and had replaced it. Forestire tells Mathilde that the necklace was only made of paste and was only worth five hundred francs.

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For the next ten years they both worked hard to earn money and give it back to the people they borrowed it from. They eventually payed everything off.

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There's no luck finding the necklace. They decided to replace it, they went to every jeweler in town and eventually found it, for the price of thirty-six francs. They borrowed money from anyone they could and gave all their money to the Jeweler.

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She goes to the ball and has a wonderful time. When she gets home she realizes the necklace is no longer around her neck, her husband looks everywhere for it but is not able to find it anywhere.

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The way her home is described:
"Wreched looks of the walls, from the worn out chair, from the ugliness of courtains"
"Pretty and charming girls"

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"She suffered ceaselessly, feeling herself born from all the delicacies" Human Vs. Self because she's causing unnecessary problems for her self.

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Metaphor "Remained lost in ecstasy at the sight of herself"

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Enjoy the things you have in life .
Greed can take over you .
The appearance of something is not always the reality
You appearance does not define who you are

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Protagonist: Mathilde Loisel Direct characterization "She had no dresses, no jewels, nothing. And she loved nothing but that" It tells the type of person she is and what she likes.
Antagonist: Forestier
Indirect characterization "Mme. Forestier said to her, with a chilly manner: 'you should have returned it sooner, I might have needed it." She has little patience.
M. Losiel. Indirect characterization "My dear I thought you would be glad" "How much will it cost, a suitable dress.." It shows how much he cares about his wife. He wants only the nest for her.

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Setting: Paris, in her home, and  at the ball
Mathilde Loisel envy's the high class people she wants what they have. Her husband gets her an invitation to a very fancy ball, she gets distressed because she doesn't have any  nice clothes to wear. She bought a 400 dollar dress and she borrowed a necklace from a close friend of hers.