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%, , 7, , uN Sor, premature sted hair looks wer, voi js, and ne, lected hair. Her, Mathilde into a poor, prematu ly old woman with a loud voice, red hand ra 1 e€, , all niuned Loisel. ], §. Write @ mote on the vanity of Mathilde Loisel. Or, Write a character ied of len thet her beauty, Ans Mathilde is. a charming and attractive lady, She is very proud of her loo! re i marry a man, by a tuck A, 's everything for her, Even if she is bom ina humble family, she feels that she t life style of the rich class,, who is above her social class. And she should enjoy the luxuries and flamboyan ‘sa vant ed by a rich and, However, fate has said one thing for her . She has no dowry and prospect be causes her unnnecessary, distinguished man. Therefore, she has to settle down her life with a petty clerk. I ¢h can not accept the stark, museries. Yet , she does not stop dreaming of the the kind of life that the rich have. ; a where only rich cea, reality of her present life. The pride still runs deep into her blood, It goes up to a ball party She dances with a, and women attended. Mathilde is outshine with her new dresses and jewelry 7 that leak "Minister. But thes, pnde that she is the prettiest lady and she can win the hearts of all the men including ent necklace at the, vanity brings her down to an extremely disastrous life. She and her husband buy a replacem ,, nisk of deprivation and humilation,, 6. Bring out the moral of the story, "The Diamond Necklace"? _. ae, Ans: The moral of the ps is that the endless coveting only leads to downfall, and what is important in life is I, to accept the reality. a), In the aa : Mathilde is very attractive lady but unhappy as she believes that she should have been .born into a, rich family. But she has to settle down ina poor family and ends up marrying a petty clerk in the Department G,, of Education. Mathilde is convinced that she is meant for the extraordinary life of a fabulously rich girl. She S, hates her own humble surroundings and spends her time dreaming of the life of the rich. However, sadly, she, does not lead the luxurious life of which she dreams. Consequently, she remains sad all the time., But one occassion she gets a chance to go to a ball party where rich men, women and high profile figures are, to be attended. Mathilde looks flawlessly beautiful with her nice frock and jewelry. She wins the hearts ° @, many rich men and even the Minister in the party. Once home she discovers the diamond necklace is gone |, from her neck. They could not find it. But they do not have any choice than to replace and return it to ve I, Forestier. They buy a necklace of the similar strand by borrowing from others besides all the money they have ., Now, they are left with their debts in utter poverty. It takes ten years to face the terrible calamity. At the end @, Mathilde realises her stupidity . And then she accepts the hard reality of life. é, 7.Write the significance of the title “ The Diamond Necklace”.(BSEM 201 6), Ans: The title of the story, "The Diamond Necklace" signifies the theme of the story . It tells us that appearance ©, is deceptive , or reality and illusion. The reality of the central character, Mathilde's situation is that she is —, neither wealthy nor the part of the social class which she feels she is a deserving member. She lives in an @, illusory world where the reality of her life does not fit the ideal life she is dreaming of. She believes that her _, beauty and charm make her worthy of greater things. She is very pretty yet she can not be happy with her @, present life since the misery of poverty is looming large all around in her house. But on one occassion her, husband has brought an invitation card for a ministrial ball dance party. The husband has collected the card, with a hope that her wife would be happy, since she could be at least get a time to free from her old distress. ¢, , 8. Discuss the theme of the story "The Diamond Necklace". é, Ans:, 9.Discuss the ending of the story "The Diamond Necklace". é, Ans:, é
