Mathilde lied about losing a valuable necklace she had borrowed and pretended to live a life she could not afford in order to keep up appearances. She lived unhappily with the consequences of her deception. The author argues people should be honest even when telling unpleasant truths, as honesty builds trust and allows one to be at peace with oneself and others. While lies may seem unimportant initially, being dishonest distorts one's perspective and causes greater problems than the truth.

1. Rossana Fuentes
The Necklace (Reflection)
In the story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, the protagonist which
is Mathilde had to lie about her life and her actions. She was pretending to
be someone else and the woman never told the owner of the necklace that
she lost it and that’s why she has to live unpleasantly with all the
consequences she created. People should tell the truth even if it’s an
atrocious news. Humans should learn that being loyal is a way to be in
peace with yourself and with everyone else. In my opinion, it makes other
to see you as someone trustful. The dishonesty might turn into something
unimportant in just a few hours, but the changes are the ones who are
going to disturb your decision about lying. Being strong and saying what is
right will always make the problem to have an appropriate perspective. I
have meet people that lie mostly when they are afraid or not confident,
therefore everything becomes worst than what they planned. I learned that
the deceit will never be maintained hidden because it will appear in a point
of life even if you don’t want to. A diminutive calumny can make the
distances between the sky and the ground to decrease. The probability of
being forgiven while saying the truth, will always maintain in front of you.