लेखक: हेनरी रेने अल्बर्ट गाय डी मौपासेंट
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a French writer, remembered as a master of the short story form, and as a representative of the naturalist school of writers, who depicted human lives and destinies and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms.
हेनरी रेने अल्बर्ट गाइ डे मूपसेंट (5 अगस्त 1850 - 6 जुलाई 1893) एक फ्रांसीसी लेखक थे, जिन्हें लघु कहानी के रूप में और लेखकों के प्रकृतिवादी स्कूल के प्रतिनिधि के रूप में याद किया जाता था, जिन्होंने मानव जीवन और नियति और सामाजिक शक्तियों का चित्रण किया था। मोहभंग और अक्सर निराशावादी शब्दों में।
Summary:सारांश
This fictional short story is about a pretty lady, Matilda Loisel who lived in a small yet cosy flat with her husband. He worked as a clerk in the office of the Board of Education and loved his wife very much. They were not so well-off to be able to have a luxurious lifestyle. They led a simple life. Matilda was unhappy about her condition and always desired to be rich. She often felt disappointed and brooded about her financial condition for not having a huge mansion to live in and riches to splurge. She always desired to wear beautiful dresses with matching jewellery, but she had none of it.
One fine day, Mme Loisel’s husband brought her an invitation to a grand ball party at the Minister’s residence. He expected his wife to be excited upon seeing the invitation letter. On the contrary, when his wife saw the invite she expressed her resentment over it and threw the letter aside and started sobbing over her condition. When asked, she complained of not having a pretty dress to wear on such a grand occasion. She wanted to look beautiful and well-groomed at the party such that everyone should admire her. Feeling pity for Matilda, her loving husband gave her all his savings of four hundred francs to buy a beautiful dress. He had saved that amount for buying a rifle for himself, but gave the money to his wife to buy her dress.
Soon, the week of the grand party approached. Matilda seemed to be anxious again. This time she felt that she didn’t have any matching jewellery to pair with her lovely dress. To this, her husband suggested she request her friend, Mme Jeanne Forestier for a neck-piece. Matilda went to Jeanne’s house immediately and borrowed a sparkling diamond necklace.
Mme Loisel went to the ball party with her husband and was happy about her appearance. She was elated that she was successful in garnering attention of the attendees in the reception. They enjoyed a gala time at the party. Soon, they were ready to head back home in the wee hours of the morning. When they reached home, Matilda realised that the necklace was missing around her neck. She and her husband were panic-stricken that it might have fallen in the cab which they had boarded while returning from the party. Her husband immediately went to search the streets just in case it might have fallen there, but to no avail.
Soon after, he approached the police and put up an advertisement in the newspapers offering a reward, but all went in vain. With no option left, Matilda’s husband asked her to write a letter to Mme Forestier and mention that the clasp had broken and she would return it once repaired. In the meantime, they had successfully found a replica of the necklace and decided to replace it with the old one. However, the new necklace was very expensive and cost thirty-six thousand francs. Matilda’s father-in-law had left eighteen thousand francs for his son. They decided to borrow the rest of the money to buy the expensive necklace. They bought the necklace with all the money they had and borrowed funds.
In the next few years, their condition worsened as their lives took a drastic turn due to the huge loan. They moved to a smaller place to live in and Matilda did all the household chores by herself. Her husband worked odd hours in multiple jobs to repay the loan. Ten years passed and with that their appearances also changed due to extreme work load. One day, Matilda met Mme Jeanne Forestier who couldn’t identify her as she looked weary and aged. Mme Loisel revealed the truth to her friend how she and her husband were left in ruins for repaying the loan of the expensive necklace. Hearing this, Mme Forestier was stunned and told her that the necklace that she gave her for the ball party was a fake necklace that was worth not more than five hundred francs.
Conclusion: निष्कर्ष
The Necklace focuses that one should be content and satisfied with their belongings and not crave for expensive items that are not within their economical capabilities. Extreme desire for lavish items leads to unhappiness and loss of peace of mind.
नेकलेस इस बात पर ध्यान केंद्रित करता है कि व्यक्ति को अपने सामान से संतुष्ट और संतुष्ट होना चाहिए न कि उन महंगी वस्तुओं के लिए तरसना चाहिए जो उनकी किफायती क्षमताओं के भीतर नहीं हैं। भव्य वस्तुओं के लिए अत्यधिक इच्छा से मन की शांति और हानि होती है।
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