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In “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, the main character, Matilda Loisel grows up in a upper middle class family and all she wants to do is become noticed and rich. She goes to the ball, become noticed, then all of a sudden, she looses her life by loosing the necklace. The author shows a lot of situational irony to develop the plot that contributes to the surprise ending. Mme. Loisel would love to feel …

…rooms under a mansard roof. She learned the heavy cares of a households the odious work of a kitchen.” She became hard working and caring on paying off the necklace, just for her friend. As shown in all these examples, there is a lot of situational irony that develops to the surprise ending she didn’t become rich like she wanted, but instead her life was made of hell just to pay off the necklace.