Amanda+Jones+Necklace

In the story, **//The Necklace//**, the necklace symbolizes wealth and respect. This woman, Mathilde Loisle, was born into a lower class family, but she felt she deserved and truely belogned in the wealthy upper class. She got invited to a ball, but cried because she knew if she went, she would never look like an upperclass lady. Her husband gives her money to buy a fancy dress. That wasn't enough for her, she needed jwelry. Her friend was very rich, so she goes and asks to borrow some jewelry. She borrow a very elegant necklace, made all of diamonds. She feels like she belongs for the firsst time. She feels wealthy and respected because of this necklace. The necklace becomes list at the ball though. They looked everywhere but in the end found nothing. They had to pay for another one that cost 40,000 francs. It ruined them financially,emoitional, and physically. She was devestated that she had felt so wealthy when she had that necklace on and that now it was gone. She did get the necklace replaced and gave it back to the woman she had borrowed it from. The woman didn't even seem to notice that it was a replaced item. Mathilde Loise them went into a depression and was devestated by the loss of this necklace. Time went by and the wealthy woman had never asked her about the replacement because she couldn't tell the difference. One day, Loisle saw her wealthy friend in the park and decided to tell her what happened. When told, the woman was shocked because the original necklace she had given Loisle was a fake worth only 500 francs. The point is, this necklace-though it looked so elegant, expensive, and the fact it was to look powerful, was just a fake. It was worth almost nothing. Loisle was so set on the look of wealth, she didn't even think that maybe to cost wasn't one of a wealthy person. The theme of it is, looks can be descieving or don't judge a book by its cover.