The Necklace” is famous for Maupassant's signature twist endings. The Necklace," the titular short story, was extremely popular for featuring moral lesson to the main character; take a critical stance of story and answer the following question in your own words. (a) “The Necklace” is a lesson in discontent and unreasonable materialism. De Maupassant tells his readers that hankering too much for material things that one cannot presently have may not lead to good results. Do you agree with writer’s idea of materialism Discuss with reference from the events in the story? (7.5)