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La parure, Guy de MAUPASSANTSummary of the Novel
Mathilde Loisel is a stay-at-home Parisian who dreams of a life
of ostentation, wealth and elegance. She is the wife of a small
employee , whom she married for lack of anything better, but
who does a lot for her.
One day, he arrives with an invitation for a party at the
Ministry, and in order not to let his rank show through, she
borrows a necklace from her friend, Jeanne Forestier, who is
part of the beautiful world she dreams of. to
frequent. Returning home, she realizes that she has lost the
necklace. All the research does not change anything, and the
precious jewel remains untraceable. She dares not say
anything to her friend, preferring to deceive her by buying her
an identical one, but worth 40,000 francs , then heavily
indebting her household to repay the credits incurred: they
move, send the maid away, and she "knew the horrible life of
the needy”the husband does painful little writing after his
work, and she is obliged to do all the menial tasks previously
reserved for servants, and that for ten years.
At the end of these ten years of hardship, Madame Loisel one
day crosses paths with Madame Forestier , "still young, still
beautiful" , and judges that it is time to confess the truth to
her. First, Madame Forestier does not recognize Madame
Loisel. She then replies, sorry:
" Oh ! my poor Matilda! But mine was wrong. It was worth at
most five hundred francs! »
, Résumé général de La Parure de Maupassant
Mathilde Loisel est une jeune femme qui rêve de mener une vie de richesse et de luxe, de
porter une belle robe chaque jour et de beaux bijoux. Malheureusement, la famille dont
elle est issue est très modeste. Alors elle épouse M. Loisel, qui a un poste de fonctionnaire
au ministère de l’instruction publique et qui lui a offert son coeur et ferait tout pour la
rendre heureuse.
➢ Un jour, elle reçoit une invitation pour se rendre à un
bal organisé par le Ministère. Pour que personne ne
devine sa condition sociale, elle emprunte un collier de
diamants à son amie Madame Jeanne Forestier. Mais
catastrophe : elle perd le précieux bijou au cours de la
soirée !
➢ Elle décide de ne rien dire à Jeanne et de remplacer
son collier en en achetant un identique… Qui lui
coûte 40 000 francs ! Son mari et elle s’endettent
très lourdement. Pendant dix ans, ils connaissent
une pauvreté extrême. M. Loisel doit cumuler un
deuxième emploi en plus de son poste de
fonctionnaire, tandis que Mathilde doit effectuer les
tâches ingrates réservées aux domestiques.
Mathilde, frappée par le karma
➢ Dix ans plus tard, Mathilde recroise par hasard son
amie Jeanne, qui fait toujours partie des grandes
femmes de la société. Elle lui avoue finalement la
vérité (à sa place, on serait resté muet), qu’elle
avait égaré la rivière de diamants qu’elle lui avait
prêté et qu’elle l’avait remplacée. Cette dernière, qui
ne l’avait d’abord pas reconnue à cause du
changement de son apparence, lui révèle, dans ce qui
constitue la formidable chute de la nouvelle, que la
parure était fausse et qu’elle valait bien moins de
francs que ce que Mathilde a déboursé pour acheter
sa copie !
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