TheNeckl ace( GuydeMaupassant )

Q.no.1.Thecour seoft heLoi sel '

sl ifechangesduet ot heneckl ace.Comment .
Ans-Loi sel andhi swi febel ongedt oal owermi ddlecl assf ami lyandwer el i
vingf rom
handt omout h.Mat il
da, Loisel '
swi fe, oncemi splacedaneckl aceshehadbor rowed
from af riend.Oncet heyl ostt heneckl ace, theent irecour seoft hei rli
fechangedasa
mount ainofmi sf or t
unesbef ellt hem andr obbedt hem ofev er ythinggood.Theyhad
tobor r
owmoneyf r
om gener ousf ri
ends, andl oanshar ksatahi ghr ateofi nter estt o
repl acet hel ostneckl ace, andi tbr oughtt hem ont hev er geofbankr upt cy.Theyhad
tol iveal ifeofabj ectpov erty.Theyhadt ochanget hei rlodgi ngandl i
veast enant s.
Mat il
dahadt owor kathomeandat tendt oal lthedomest icchor esast heyhadt o
sendawayt hemai d.Thepoorhusbandwasov erwor kedduet ot heneedt or epayt he
l
oan. Thi scont inuedf ort eny ear s, andbyt het i
met heymanagedt of r
eet hemsel ves
ofal lthedebtt hathadt akenaheav yt ol lont heirlives.Mat ildanowl ookedol der
thanshewas, asshehadl ostal l herchar m andgl amour ,andherhusband' s
condi ti
onhadgonef rom badt owor se.
Q.no. 2: Whatwast hecauseofMat ilda'sr ui n?Howcoul dshehav eav oidedi t?
Ans: -Mat ildai sanov erlyambi tiouswomanwhohasal way sl ongedf orl uxur ies.
Inst eadofseei ngwhatshehas, sheonl ywhi nesandcompl ains.Herl ongi ngf ora
l
uxur iousl ifecausesmostofherpr obl ems.Herl ustf ormat er i
al possessi onsanda
bitofcar el essnessonherpar tt ur nedoutt obet hecauseofherr uin.Herl ackof
mor al stami nacausesheremot ional difficul ti
es.Fi nanci al difficultiesev ent uallyl ed
toherl osi ngherwayofl ifeand, ultimat ely, herowni dent i
ty .
Hadshenotbeenso
greedyandeagerf orspl endourandhadshebeenal ittl
ecar eful whi let akingt he
neckl acef rom herf ri
end, shemi ghthav el ear nedabouti tsr eal wor thandcoul dhav e
sav edher sel ff rom t hi shor riblel ifeofdr udger yandr uin.
Q.no. 3: Whatwoul dhav ehappenedt oMat i
ldai fshehadconf essedt oherf ri
endt hat
shehadl ostherneckl ace?
Ans: -Acl earcutconf essi ononMat ilda'spar twoul dhav edef i
ni telysav edherf rom
allt hehar dshi psandr uin.Hadshet ol dherf ri
endcl ear lyandpl ainlyaboutt hel ost
neckl aceshewoul dhav ecomet oknowabouti t
sr eal pr i
cewhi chshecoul dhav e
easi lymanagedt opayandwoul dhav esav edher sel ffrom t hewant ondest r
uct ion.
Q.no: 4: I
fy ouar ecaughti nasi tuat ionl iket his,howwi lly oudeal withi t?
Ans.I fIwer ei nMat il
da' sst eadandhadbeencaughti nasi tuat i
onl i
ket his,Iwoul d
hav edeal twi thi tqui tedi ff
er entlyf rom whatMat i
ldadi d.Iwoul dhav ehonest ly
conf essedt heneckl acel ossandt oldmyf riendpl ainlyal l thathadhappened.Thus
thingscoul dhav ebeensor tedoutt ooursat i
sf actionandal l t
het roubl esandr uin
coul dhav ebeenav oided.
Q.no. 5.Dr awachar act ersket chofMat i
lda.
Ans: -Mat ildai sat ypical woman, shei sv eryambi ti
ousandext remel ypossessi ve.
Herpecul iarf oibl ei sherobsessi on( l
ust )f ormat er i
al possessi onsandi nsecur ities
wi thoutl uxur ies.Sheal way si magi nedher sel finahi ghsoci al posi tionwi th
wonder ful j
ewel s.Howev er,shehasnot hingandmar ri
esal owpai dcl er kwhot ries
hisbestt omakeherhappy .Thedi fferencebet weenMat il
da' sdr eamsandr eal i
ty
causeheremot i
onal di stressandemot i
onal pr oblems. Herf inanci al difficul t
ies, and
ev ent ual l
y ,herf aul tscausehert ochange.Si nceshehasnor i
chesandcan' tenj oy
herl i
fe, shesoci allydi stancesher sel ffrom t her eal wor l
dandt hiscauseshert o
resentherl ifeev enmor e.Thi sisaf or m ofgr eedt wi stedi ntoi nt ensej ealousy .Iti s
sai dt hatmoneyi st her ootofal lev i
l.Thi si smor et hant ruei nMat ilda'scase.Shei s
socent redonher sel fthatshei gnor esorj ustdoesn' treal izehowshehur tsot her s.
Shecoul dloveandcar eforherhusbandmor e,butsheonlyseeswhathecan' t
provide.Sheisambi t
iousbutdoesn'twanttowor ktoachieveherdr eams.She
expectstohav eitbecauseshesimpl ydeser
vesit.Sheisnotcont entwithwhatev
er
l
ifehasgi venher.Sheloseseveryt
hingtoreplacethatneckl
ace.Shet r
ansf
ormed
herselfandshehasnoonet obl
amebutherownpoorbehav iourandpoor
j
udgement .Buttheothersideofhercharact
erisquiteposit
ive,asintheendshe
showsr esili
encetofacethehardships.
Whenshef i
ndsherselfindebt,sheis
optimisti
candnotdi sheart
ened.