Guy De Maupassant ended The Necklace rather abruptly. This leaves the reader in an awkward position because they have no idea how Madame Loisel spends the rest of her life. Therefore it becomes quite difficult to argue if she learned any valuable lessons from her experience or not. I believe that Madame Loisel learned at least one lesson: be thankful for what you have. She may have also learned other lessons such as: “all that glitters isn’t gold” and “honesty is the best policy.” To see what effect the experience had on her, we ....