Thus, she borrows a beautiful diamond necklace from one of her friends.Īt the ball, she realizes her dreams of the colorful world where she is the prettiest woman. Her husband manages to get some money and buys her a pretty gown but still, she is unhappy as she did not have any jewelry. Thus, she becomes forced to bury her wants as her husband when her husband receives the invitation to a ball, she does not feel excited because she fears her appearance in the present condition on such an occasion may divulge her poor status. She never receives the opportunity to live her life the way she has desired. The story is about a poor woman who, motivated by her aspirations about a luxurious life, wants to be marrying a rich man but due to a quick of fate gets wedded to a poor clerk. His story “The Diamond Necklace”, depicts the human condition where they try to tout their wealth by the display of jewelry or other riches, in order to project the image of belonging to the society. Guy de Maupassant has lived in an era when people have indulged in swanking their wealth. He mainly focuses on simple episodes from daily life that reveals the hidden traits of people. His stories specialize in objectivity, sheer comedy and he exercises good control over style.
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