The most important symbol in the short story "The Necklace" is the necklace
itself. The entire story revolves around it. As we move through the story the necklace
takes on different meanings as circumstances change.
This is a story about a beautiful woman and a low-class man that sacrifice ten
long hard years of their lives for a special night for his spoiled wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Loisel were invited to an annual ball held by the Minister of
Education. Mrs. Loisel had nothing to wear to this special occasion so she asked for
money to buy a dress. Of course Mr. Loisel would sacrifice th…
