False pride in the necklaceIn Mauassant's essay, The necklace Matilda Loisel borrowed a necklace from a rich friend, Mme Forestier, so that she would not present a "seedy look in the midst of rich women." She loses the necklace but refuses to admit it. She and her husband, not realizing the necklace was fake, buy a similar necklace to return to Madame Forestier. They end up by having to work ten years to repay this debt All of Ms. Loisel's actions that led to the loss of the necklace were motivated by an attempt to maintain her false sense of pride, for which she gave up her dignity over the years. The following ten years Madame Loisel's thoughts and actions were conditioned by her vain character, as Maupassant said, she "felt made for" the dresses, the jewels, the elegant dinners and the admirers as she and her husband were. poor, she cried for days “with sorrow, regret, despair and disappointment”. When she and her husband were invited to a fancy ball, she couldn't stand the thought of looking plain. She would be ashamed if she couldn't at least appear equal to the other women at the ball. True pride comes from self-respect or the satisfaction of success. Madame Loisel's only pride came from her physical appearance. She also always wanted to be proud of having material possessions. Her sense of self-importance at the ball was essentially claimed without rights since it only came from her attire. This feeling lasted one night, but the consequences of that evening lasted ten years. Because of her false pride, Ms. Loisel did not think about different paths to solve her problem and did not weigh the effects of her decision. The most obvious alternative would have been to be honest with Ms. Forestier. Even if the necklace had been real, I doubt she would have asked the Loisels, who were poor, to replace such an expensive item. Instead, as always, Ms. Loisel tried to maintain this false pride. The Loisels found it difficult to give up just 400 francs for the dress she had worn to the ball. They didn't go out and buy a collar in the first place because they couldn't afford one, so I don't see any justification in going out and buying a replacement collar for the lost one..