In line with the above answer, it seems only just and reasonable that Madame Forestier should give the Loisels the replacement necklace and that they would sell it in order to have a little security and enjoyment for the rest of their lives. I would assume that Madame Forestier would feel the same way although in Maupassant's world you never know what upper-class people are going to do. I don't know if the Loisel's would have any legal recourse but they would probably threaten to sue if the woman refused to give up the necklace or pay them its market value. The story has a shocking ending, but after the shock wears off, also begins to wonder what actually happened after Madame Forestier told Madame Loisel that the necklace she had let her borrow was made of fake jewels. This shows the genius of Guy De Maupassant. He has convinced people that these are real and that this really happened, so we are left wondering about the final outcome.As the revelation that the jewels ...
The writer, Che Husna Azhari highlighted several issues in this story and eventually uncovered some problems women encounter in the Malay society.What I don’t like about this story is, First and foremost,as Che Husna Azhari storied about the perception to see widowed women or any women without husband as threats or spinsters in the Malay society from the plot of the story when the village ladies visited the Imam’s house and talk bad about Mariah to Cik Yam. They reknockned that Mariah is the troublemaker in their village and accuse that she put ‘something’ in her nasi to attract customers. In old times, widowed or unmarried women had often classified as the weak group and need protection from men and therefore men offered themselves and provided protection through marriage (most of the time a polygamy marriage). In my opinion,what i didnt like about this story are widowed woman shall not be regarded as a threat nor should she be seen as a spinster or a troublemaker. Such thinking ...