The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant

     For me this is a very good story because the writer put a lot of moral values that we can added to our daily lives. Yes I do learn something from it.

     The story tells about how a husband willing to do anything in order to make his wife pleased and happy. It begins when the husband got invitation letter from the place he works. He came home in a very good mood in hope that his wife will be delighted because his wife never goes out. But sadly, his wife didn’t happy at all. Instead his wife felt very humiliated because she hasn’t a dress and she can’t go to this party. Because of that he gives his wife four hundred francs to buy a really nice dress. So it is true because of love we could do anything right? But she never satisfied on what she got. She asked her husband to give more money to buy some jewels because she thought she looks absolutely no one when she not wearing any jewels.

     But her husband suggested borrowing from Madame Forestier because he didn’t have any money anymore to give. The day of the party arrived. She was the prettiest woman, elegant, graceful and smiling. All the men stared at her, inquired her name and asked to be introduced to her. To make the story, the necklace lost when they were getting home. She was careless and should be more careful because the necklace was borrowed. Her husband try to search everywhere for the necklace because they got no money to replace it. Besides, he just works as a little clerk in the Ministry of Education.

     They went to Palais-Royal and found a string of diamonds which seemed to them exactly like the one they were looking for. It was worth forty thousand francs but they were allowed to have it for thirty-six thousand. They have to borrow some money from a lot of people to buy the new one necklace. It is such a hard times for both of them especially her husband. After they got replaced for the necklace, they got another problem to lay all the debts back. After ten years, she meets her friend back and tells the truth about what actually happened to the necklace. She was surprised to know the real price and it cost lower than they think. For your information, the necklace just an imitation! Even I was surprise too. So it is not even worth for what they do after all this. Pity them right?

     The lessons that I got from this story are firstly, it is better just tells the truth about something you did whether is good or bad.  Secondly, always appreciate about what you have and never complain about how hard your life is. Thirdly, respect and listen to your husband because that is your husband! Last but not least, being a poor is nothing to be ashamed of because life is sometimes we are at top, sometimes we are down. Just believe in our fate :)