The main character Mme. Loisel in the short story “The Necklace” written by Guy de Maupassant is dishonest and jealous. First off, Mme. Loisel is a dishonest lady. One evening when she went out with a borrowed necklace, she lost it and did not say a thing to Mme. Forestier (her friend) until she replaced it. On page 32 Mme. Loisels husband writes," Mme. Loisel decides to replace the necklace by saying we must take the steps to replace the piece of jewelry." Instead of being honest about it she replaces it without telling her friend until she bought the new one. The second reason Mme. Loisel is dishonest, is she did not say she lost it until it was paid off. She said, "I bought you another one just like it, And we've been paying it off for
