The story follows Mathilde Loisel, a young woman who is unhappy with her modest life. When her husband receives an invitation to a party, Mathilde borrows a diamond necklace from her wealthy friend Madame Forestier to wear. However, Mathilde loses the necklace at the party. She and her husband work for 10 years to replace it without telling Madame Forestier. They finally pay off the debt, and one day Mathilde runs into Madame Forestier, who reveals the original necklace was only worth 500 francs and was fake diamonds.

1. By :
1.Dea Aulia
2.Mikhael Lauda
3.Isna Dwi Setianingsih
THE NECKLACE
Lecture : Edward, S.S M.Hum

2. Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893), French author. He was born at the Château de
Miromesniel, Dieppe on August 5, 1850. In 1869 Maupassant started to study
law in Paris, but soon, at the age of 20, he volunteered to serve in the army during
the Franco-Prussian War. Between the years 1872 and 1880 Maupassant was a civil
servant, first at the ministry of maritime affairs, then at the ministry of education.
During the 1880s Maupassant created some 300 short stories, six novels, three
travel books, and volume of verse. Maupassant had suffered from his 20s from
syphilis. On January 2, in 1892, Maupassant tried to commit suicide by cutting his
throat and was committed to the celebrated private asylum of Dr. Esprit Blanche at
Passy, in Paris, where he died on July 6, 1893.
AUTHOR

3. SUMMARY
She was a pretty and charming girl born in family of employees. She was unhappy named
Mathilde. Mathilde married with a clerk the Department of Education. Loisel presents his wife with
an invitation to the Ministry of Education's formal party, which he expects Mathilde will be excited
about because then she can dress up and mingle with high society. But the fact is Mathilde
immediately upset because she doesn't have a dress that is nice enough to wear to this party.
Mathilde sad and made Loisel buying a new dress for her.
Mathilde asks for 400 francs. This money actually is Loisel saved up to buy a gun and
treat himself to a little shooting, the next summer, on the plain of Nanterre, with some friends who
used to shoot larks there on Sundays. But later Loisel agrees to give the money to his wife. The party
is coming soon, Mathilde also decided to borrow a jewelry from Mme. Forester. She discovered, in a
box of black satin, a superb necklace of diamonds.

4. SUMMARY
The party goes well for Mathilde, who is the belle of the ball. When the night comes to an
end and the couple returns home, Mathilde is saddened by the humble state of her life compared to
the fairy-tale party she was just at. But this emotion quickly turns into panic as she realizes she lost
the diamond necklace Mme. Forestier.
They search for the necklace but can’t find it, and decide to replace it without telling Mme.
Forester that Mathilde lost the original one. They find a similar looking necklace, and they take out
loans.
Next 10 years, Loisel working on 3 jobs and Mathilde does heavy housework until their de
bts are paid off. Then, one Sunday, as she was taking a turn in the Champs Elysées, as a recreation aft
er the labors of the week, she perceived suddenly a woman walking with a child. It was Mme. Forester,
still young, still beautiful, still seductive.

5. SUMMARY
Mathilde and Mme. Forestier run into each other on the street. At first, Mme
Forestier doesn’t recognize Mathilde, and then is shocked when she realizes it
is her. Mathilde told the truth that she lost the necklace. Mme Forestier confus
ed, how can you lost my necklace ? Since you brought it back to me ? Math
ilde said that she replaced it with fake one and worked for 10 years to afford t
he replacement. Mme Forestier smiled with proud and naive joy, and she said
“Oh, my poor Mathilde. But mine were fake. At most they were worth five
hundred francs!”

6. ELEMENT-ELEMENT OF NOVEL
1. Setting
a. Place
- A Country : French
- A City Or Town : Paris
- Indoor : In The Ministry’s Place, Department Of Education, In Mathilde Friend’s
House
- Outdoor : In The Party.
b. Time
- Time Period : In The Past
- The Period In History : In The French’s Era
- The Weather : Dry
- The Season Of The Year : Summer
- The Hour Of The Day : Night, Morning

7. ELEMENT-ELEMENT OF NOVEL
c. Social Environment
- In Particular Society : French
- The Particular Social Class : Middle Class
- Particular Social Condition : Urban
- Physical Environment : In The Party

8. ELEMENT-ELEMENT OF NOVEL
2. Character
- Mathilde Loisel : Protagonist
- Monsieur Loisel : Protagonist
- Madame Forestier : Protagonist, Kind

9. ELEMENT-ELEMENT OF NOVEL
3. Characterization
-Mathilde Loisel - Mathilde Loisel wants to be a glamour girl. She's obsessed
with glamour - with fancy, beautiful, expensive things, and the life that
accompanies them. Unfortunately for her, she wasn't born into a family with the
money to make her dream possible.
-Monsieur Loisel - Mathilde’s husband. Monsieur Loisel is content with the
sma ll pleasures of his life but does his best to appease Mathilde’s demands and
assuage her complaints. He loves Mathilde so much.
-Madame Forestier - Mathilde’s wealthy friend. Madame Forestier treats
Mathilde kindly

10. ELEMENT-ELEMENT OF NOVEL
4. Plot
-Exposition : Mathilde Loisel is “pretty and charming” but feels she has been
born into a family of unfavorable economic status. She was married off to a
lowly clerk in the Ministry of Education, who can afford to provide her only wit
h a modest though not uncomfortable lifestyle ….
-Rising Action / Complication : His husband came with an invitation to the
party.
-Climax / Crisis : When the necklace is gone ….
-Falling Action : They work together to buy new necklace and then replace it…
-Resolution : The first necklace was fake ….

11. ELEMENT-ELEMENT OF NOVEL
5. Conflict
- Internal : between Mathilde and her husband ….
- External : between Mathilde and Madame Forestier ….
6. Point of View
Third person is narrator. Is not a character in the story (she, he they) or you. The
writer tell about Mathilde.

12. ELEMENT-ELEMENT OF NOVEL
7. Theme
Suffering : If you think about it, it's about nonstop suffering, caused by the cruelty
of life and chance. At the opening, we meet Mathilde, the classic dissatisfied house
wife, who spends her days weeping about how boring and shabby her life is. Mathil
de finds one moment of real joy when she goes to a ball, but chance is cruel. Her
happiest night becomes her worst nightmare when she loses the diamond necklace
she borrowed. Then she and her husband experience a very different sort of
suffering: the suffering of real poverty.

13. ELEMENT-ELEMENT OF NOVEL
8. Atmosphere / Mood
Type of diction dows writeer use : formal

14. ELEMENT-ELEMENT OF NOVEL
9. Imagery
- Visual Relation of Sight : A Superb Necklace of Diamonds

15. CONCLUSION
From the story, we can learn about moral value. We must be careful in doing
something and should be able to maintain the mandate that they give us as well
as good. For example : Madam Forester lend Mathilde the necklace so she has
to keep the necklace well.