Revisit Maupassant's "The Necklace"

In the third grade of junior high school, we studied the famous French writer Maupassant’s Necklace in the Chinese class. At that time, we were in our teenage years. Under the guidance of the teacher, we had a consistent understanding of the heroine Mathilde. A critical attitude - thinking that she only knows how to dress up and is very vain.

Matilde felt that she was born for all the exquisite and luxurious things. She felt very painful for the shabbyness of her house, the old furniture, and the vulgar clothing materials. She was dreaming of a large living room covered with ancient wall coverings, with a tall waiter waiting on her. At five o'clock in the afternoon, she could chat with her friendly boyfriend, making other ladies envious. She does not have beautiful clothes, exquisite jewelry, or three rough meals a day. How she longed for a portion of pink seabass and a portion of grouse wings.

Originally, if it were other women, they would be willing to live in such an environment, safe and down-to-earth, and not likely to fantasize about unrealistic things. She had long expected that she could please others, be envied by others, be attractive and be pursued by others. It can be said that she does not love her husband and is emotionally cheating on him.

In this novel, the climax of the plot is when Mathilde’s husband sends an invitation from high society to his beautiful wife. Mathilde, who should have been very happy, left a big fortune behind. Big tears. She was disgusted that she didn't have a beautiful dress or jewelry to set or wear. Her husband suggested that she put two or three beautiful roses on her head, but she said: "The most embarrassing thing in the world is to look poor among many rich women." Her husband later said - You can borrow it from your good friend Mrs. Fraser. She saw a particularly gorgeous diamond necklace in a black satin box. She couldn't suppress her desire, tremblingly picked up the necklace and put it on her neck. On the bed, she saw herself in the mirror and was shocked.

When she was worried about whether her friend would lend her this set of jewelry, her friend's words - "Okay, of course." made her overjoyed. In fact, there is a bug here. Jewelry that looks so extraordinary, if you think about it, can you really lend it to others easily? Nowadays, when people borrow money, cars, or other things, they will think about whether they will lose it and whether they will return it to me. I don't think so. Here, it lays the foundation for the subsequent ending. Only imitation jewelry can be lent to others so casually.

Sure enough, with the blessing of the beautiful necklace, our beautiful lady stole the show at the entire banquet. She is graceful, elegant and has a bright smile. She is more beautiful than all the women. , all the men's eyes were staring at her, begging for introduction, asking her name, she was so happy that she went crazy. She danced gracefully on the dance floor, her whole body feeling floating, like walking in the clouds. She seemed to have the most perfect and sweet victory.

She played until four o'clock in the morning. Her husband was afraid that she would catch cold, so he put a coat on her. He was afraid that she would be judged as shabby, so she left the party without wearing it and seemed to have to run away. I went out to take a carriage, but I couldn't wait. I found a dilapidated carriage in embarrassment. They returned home heartless and clueless. When our heroine wanted to appreciate her beauty again, she suddenly found that the necklace was missing. They hurriedly looked for it, their faces turning pale. Of course it was not found in the end. In order not to let the other ladies know that she was actually very poor, Mathilde hurriedly tried to disappear in front of everyone after the banquet. In the process, something would definitely go wrong. Losing the necklace is an inevitable result. But from a human perspective

After such a situation occurred, they did not want to confess to their good friends, but chose to bear their own faults. They found a similar necklace and borrowed money everywhere. , find a loan shark, and spend the rest of his life on it. With all their fears and trepidations, they collected thirty-six thousand francs.

When encountering such a disaster, Mathilde began to live a poor life, but now Mathilde is no longer the dreamy civil servant wife she used to be. She is determined to have something. To have the courage to repay these huge debts, she herself must pay the corresponding price. They fired the maid, moved, and rented a loft.

She was no longer an exquisite woman. Forced by the oppressive lower-class life, she did the menial work at home, washing the greasy pots and dishes that were too uncomfortable. Every morning, she had to go upstairs. When carrying water, she has to take a breath every time she goes up a floor. In order to defend her wallet, she has to bargain with others penny by penny, often attracting insults from others... Our human lives also have corresponding classes. I feel that the lives of women at the bottom are so rough, and that the lives of the upper class are so refined. We ordinary people also want to live a good life, achieve financial freedom, and have all the beautiful things. We despise the fact that vegetable sellers and buyers are fussing over pennies, or even fighting each other. However, life is so real. Because of the heavy burden of life, we have to pay attention to every penny.

They spent ten years in such a hard life. In ten years, they paid off all their debts, including the interest on usurious interest.

She is no longer the delicate Mathilde, she has become something she never thought she would be, strong, aggressive, and rude. With her messy hair, red hands, and rough voice, she occasionally thought of the dance that year. She looked back at the highlight of her life with a smile, and also thought that it was because of that banquet that she spent all her wealth and became completely destitute. . It would be great if I didn't go to that dance.

When she met her good friend Mrs. Freges on a Sunday, who was still beautiful, beautiful, intellectual and charming, she could finally tell her friend about her difficulties for so many years, and finally figured out the truth. My real necklace is an imitation, and the imitation is worth up to 500 francs.

It’s just like a joke, making people sigh and it’s not worth it. However, there are also heart-warming plots in the tragedy. Mathilde's husband did not abandon Mathilde and shouldered everything with Mathilde. They endured hardships together and passed the most difficult time in their lives. Life is not smooth sailing, it has ups and downs. Life is not just about the things in front of you, but also about poetry and distant fields. I believe that Mathilde will get her real necklace back and live a happy and wonderful life with her husband again.