In the story, The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant’s is about a middle class woman named Mathilde Louise that has altered her deportment; because of an accident in relation to her dream of living a luxurious life. She is discontent due to her current middle-class lifestyle; she thinks her beauty should earn her a higher place in society. She dresses as elegantly as possible. She thinks that having a dress is not good enough; then she asks her old school friend if she can borrow a necklace, which she thinks is very valuable; the author states ”Natural fineness, instinct for what is elegant, suppleness of with, are the sole hierarchy, and make from women of the people the equals of the very greatest ladies”; This quote is conveying that woman are
