Answer:
The main themes in "The Necklace" are greed, deceptive appearances, and beauty and vanity. Greed: Mathilde Loisel's overwhelming desire to live a life of luxury blinds her to the comforts she already possesses and ultimately leads to her losing what wealth and status she initially has.
Explanation:
A conflict in a person...change he/her for more precaution with who she deals with.
Answer: First he <u>showed</u> his hand in a <u>mirror</u> to make it <u>obvious</u> that he still had both hands.