Question

"He mortgaged the whole remaining years of his existence, risked his signature without even knowing if he could honor it, and appalled at the agonizing face of the future, at the black misery about to fall upon him, at the prospect of every possible physical privation and moral torture, he went to get the new necklace and put down upon the jeweler's counter thirty-six thousand francs."
How does the author's use of the word privation contribute to the story, "The Necklace"?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is: The word "privation" is used to emphasize the circumstance that Mathilde Loisel sacrificed her family's future and hers because of her greed and dishonesty.

Explanation:

Physical privation means a scarce of physical assets including basic needs. In the story "The Necklace", Mathilde Loisel had to borrow a big sum to purchase a 36,000-franc necklace to return the lost one to her friend. She and his husband spent the following ten years in poverty. Finally, she found out that the lost necklace was worthy only 500 francs. If she had been honest  to tell the truth to her friend, her family would have had a much better life.