what do you think was responsible for the downfall of the loisels ? Could they have avoided such a fate if Mathilde had confessed immediately to Madame Forestier ?
If Mathidle had told Madame Forestier the truth about the necklace, then she could have avoided many hardships for her family. This short story, "The Necklace," is very ironic because the reader finds out at the end that the necklace was only worth 500 Francs at the most.
