What motivates Madame Loisel to reject the party invitation at first in "The Necklace?"

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What motivates Madame Loisel to reject the party invitation at first in "The Necklace"

Asked by shawnyee b #474295 on 10/26/2015 3:57 PM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 10/26/2015 4:01 PM

Answered by jill d #170087 on 10/26/2015 4:01 PM

Madame Loisel rejects the invitation on the basis that she has nothing fitting to wear.

She looked at him out of furious eyes, and said impatiently: "And what do you suppose I am to wear at such an affair?"

The Necklace