Irony In The Necklace

In “The Necklace,” irony occurs throughout the story. For example, irony occurs when destitute Mathilde Loisel solicits her friend Mme. Forestier and asks for the lush diamond necklace to wear the the extravagant ball . However, not knowing the repercussions ahead of her, she still took the lush diamond and wore it to the regal ball. For example, the narrator writes, " She removed the raps, which covered her shoulders, before the glass, so as once more to see herself all in glory. But suddenly she uttered a cry. She had no longer the necklace around her neck!" (pg. 3). By looking at this quotation, we can see that Mathilde Loisel took the invaluable diamond to the ball. However, she wasn't ready to take the repercussion of losing the necklace.