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प्रश्न
Answer the following in about 100-120 words:
Contentment in one's life is very important to lead a peaceful life. We should be happy with what we have and should not crave for what we don't have. Matilda suffered in life because she was not content in her life. Her desires led to her disaster. What do you learn from her mistake in life?
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उत्तर
Matilda made the mistake of never being happy with what she had in life. Despite being raised in a family of clerks, she had always yearned for a life of luxury and opulence. Due to this, she borrowed a stunning necklace from a friend, only to lose it later and have to pay for it with her entire life. The lesson of Matilda's error is the value of contentment in life. Being content with what we have and resisting the urge to constantly want more is essential. We will never be truly content or at peace if we are constantly looking for more. Furthermore, it's needed to understand that having material things does not guarantee happiness. Spending time with loved ones or taking in nature are examples of simple things that can make us happy and content. In essence, Matilda's error teaches us that the secret to a happy and fulfilling life is contentment.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why did Matilda not want to see her rich friends?
Why was Matilda in a hurry to go to her house after the ball?
What kind of a person is Mme Loisel − why is she always unhappy?
What do M. and Mme Loisel do next?
How do they replace the necklace?
The course of the Loisels’ life changed due to the necklace. Comment.
What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
What would have happened to Matilda if she had confessed to her friend that she had lost her necklace?
Write what you think about the following thoughts and actions of Mathilde.
Mathilde felt that her house was shabby and poorly furnished.
Read the following :
- The necklace
- an error
- all these things
- another woman
- one evening
- her husband.
In all these phrases we see some words used before the nouns. They specify or make it clear what noun we are talking about. These words that are used at the beginning of a noun phrase are known as determiners.
Determiners include articles (a, an, the), possessive pronouns (my, our, your, her, etc.), demonstratives (words like this, that), quantifiers (much, many, etc.), numerals, etc.
Write your phrases using each type of determiner.
Read: ‘The Gift of the Magi’ by O. Henry.
As a reader do you sympathise with Matilda? Give reasons from the text to support your answer.
Imagine that M. Loisel, from The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant, writes a diary entry, exploring the theme of class and social status, and the nature of social mobility, in the context of his own experience.
Write this diary entry, as M. Loisel, in about 120 words.
Do you like jewellery and ornaments?
Do you like to dress up for special occasions? How do you do that?
What makes a person happy and confident during special functions and parties?
What is meant by the horrible life of the very poor?
Who do you think was responsible for Mathilde’s misery? Was it her friend, she herself, her husband or the circumstances?
Name a book/movie that made you think. What was it about? What was the best part about the book/movie?
