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The Necklace: Plot Summary

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Event 4

Mathilde borrows a necklace from her friend Madame Forestier.

Event 2

Mathilde feels she has no appropriate dress and is distressed.

Beginning

Mathilde Loisel is introduced as dissatisfied with her life and social standing.

Event 7

They buy a replacement necklace, pushing them into debt.

Climax

Mathilde realizes she has lost the necklace.

Event 9

The Loisels spend a decade in poverty, struggling to pay off their debt.

Event 3

Her husband uses his savings to buy her a dress.

Event 6

Mathilde and her husband decide to replace the necklace secretly.

Event 1

Mathilde’s husband obtains an invitation to a fancy ball.

Event 5

Mathilde attends the ball and is a great success.

Ending

Mathilde learns that the original necklace was a fake and worth a fraction of the replacement.

Event 8

Mathilde returns the replacement necklace to Madame Forestier.

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