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Question
Form pairs. Discuss how ‘Part II’ of the story could have been different. Write your storyline in the form of bullets showing the main events.
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Solution
The frantic search for a necklace for a day. Mathilde confessing to Mme. Forestier about losing the necklace and reimbursing the cost. Mme. Forestier asking for five hundred francs. difficult but the Loisels manage to pay. Mathilde learns a valuable lesson and decides not to be so materialistic in the future.
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