The Necklace
by Guy de Maupassant
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- Rock My Horse
We love irony, and for this reason we bring up another short story: "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence. If you want to further explore themes about loss due to greed, this story fits hand in glove with "The Necklace"...only this sacrifice is so much worse. - The Story of My Life
Busted dreams? Feminist theory? If you want to explore these themes, then Kate Chopin's short story "The Story of an Hour" must be paired up with "The Necklace." Both tell of women who have to lay their dreams aside, but for very different reasons.