Can you tell me what this necklace is about?

The Necklace mainly tells the tragic life of the heroine Mathilde. The reason why such a tragedy happened is actually because of a necklace or a fake. All this ultimately comes down to the "money first" society in which she lives. In that social atmosphere, Mathilde had to compromise with all the beautiful ornaments.

The beginning of the article directly describes Mathilde's inner monologue: "She feels that she was born for all beautiful and luxurious things, so she can't stop feeling painful." The reason is "she is very sad because the house is cold, the walls are rough, the furniture is outdated and the materials are vulgar." To put it simply, Mathilde dreamed of living in luxury.

Mathilde's vanity is the whole reason for deciding to borrow the necklace to attend the party. She just wants to make herself glamorous, so as to win the envy of others and never want to lose her life. Ironically, at the end of the story, Mathilde's friend inadvertently revealed the truth. The original necklace was fake, but the one Mathilde gave her back was real.

Extended data:

The influence of the work:

Necklace is Mo Bosang's masterpiece, which was included in the Chinese textbook of China middle school.

Creative background:

By portraying the image of Mathilde, Mo Bosang intended to reveal the poison of money to people, and he criticized the prevailing social atmosphere of money supremacy and pursuit of pleasure at that time.

About the author:

Mo Bosang (1850 ~ 1893) is a French writer. 1850 was born in a declining aristocratic family in Normandy province, northwest France. Mo Bosang's literary achievements are the most outstanding in short stories, and he enjoys the reputation of a master of short stories in the world. He is good at intercepting typical fragments from trivial matters and summing up the truth of life from childhood to adulthood.

Mo Bosang's short stories mainly describe the way of the world, with unique layout, detailed description, distinctive character language and story ending.