Class 10 Eng Diamond Necklace,Ch-7 Footprints Without Feet, Questions and answers, Theme, Message, explanation

Ch-7 THE NECKLACE by Guy De Maupassant 

What is the message of The Diamond Necklaces 

Ans. Life is a great mystery. For every individual this mystery of life comes wrapped in a unique package. For some, it is all riches, comfort, name and fame. For some, it is nothing but sheer hunger, poverty, anguish and an everyday quest for bare survival. One, however, must learn to live within one's means and be content with what one has. One may try to improve his lot by honest means and be content with what one has. One may try to improve his lot by honest means but eventually must be at peace with what one manages have.

Theme of the story 

Ans. Honesty is definitely the best policy. Falsehood and hypocrisy seem very attractive and rewarding at first. But, the path they tread on leads to nothing but misery, evil and utter gloom. Honesty, on the contrary, seems to be a difficult choice in pursuit of material happiness. However, it is the only choice for a life of contentment, peace and everlasting happiness.

Question answer 

Q1. What kind of a person is Mme. Loisel? Why is she always unhappy?

Ans. Mme. Loisel is a young, pretty, ordinary but discontented woman. She is of a humble background but dreams of riches and comforts. She is proud of her beauty and wants to be admired. Her meagre resources are not enough to satisfy her expensive cravings, making her angry all the time.

Q2. What kind of a person is her husband? 

Ans. Her husband M. Loisel, is an ordinary and humble young man. A mere clerk by profession, he is still contented with his job. Also, he is a caring man who loves his wife dearly.

Q3. What fresh problem now disturbs Mme.Loisel?

Ans. After spending a fortune on a beautiful dress, Mme Loisel is faced with yet another problem. She frets over th fact that she does not have a beautiful jewel to go with her dress. 

Q4. How is the problem solved?

Ans. Matilda Loisel's husband, M. Loisel, comes to her rescue.First, he suggests her to wear fresh flowers. Matilda just mocks at the idea. Then, he advises her to borrow some jewels from her rich friend, Mme. Forestier. Thus, the problem is solved as Mme. Forestier lends her a beautiful diamond necklace.

Q5.What do M. and Mme. Loisel do next? 

Ans. The Loisels leave no stone unturned. M. Loisel goes back and searches for the lost necklace. Then, he goes to the police and to the cab offices. Also, they put out an advertisement in the newspapers and offer a reward to anyone who finds the necklace but all their efforts go in vain.

Q6.How do they replace the necklace?

Ans. After all other efforts fail, Loisels' decide to buy a new necklace to replace the lost one. The couple manages to buy a new necklace almost identical to Mme. Forestier's but it costs thirty six thousand Francs. M. Loisel uses the entire eighteen thousand Francs of his inheritance and borrowers the rest. They return the new necklace to the rightful owner.

Q7. The course of the Loisel's life changed due to the necklace. Comment.

Ans. It takes Loisels a decade to pay back the money they borrowed to buy the necklace, and it changed everything for them. They had to move to the poorest quarters of the city. With no maids or assistance, Matilda had to cook, clean, mend, sew, bargain with the grocer and and butcher to save as much as possible just for mere survival. Her husband had to work in the evening and night to pay their debt. In this way, the course of the Losiels' life changed due to the necklace.

Q8. What was the cause of Matilda's ruin? How could she have avoided it?

Ans. Matilda's pride and her materialistic aspirations coupled with her dishonesty pave the way for her ruin. She could have avoided it by learning to accept her current situation and being content with what she had.

Q9.What would have happened to Matilda if she had confessed to her friend that she had lost her necklace?

Ans. Truth and honesty would have saved Matilda from her doom. If only she had been courageous enough to confess to her friend the truth of the necklace, she would have come to know that it was a fake one that cost a mere five hundred Francs. Her husband would not have had to spend his entire inheritance, borrow money and spent ten long years in crushing poverty, misery doing, back-breaking labour just to pay off the debt.

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