Mathilde lives in Paris, where her husband is employed as a clerk at the Ministry of Public Instruction. Maupassant offers a description of their humble flat. She was distressed at the poverty of her dwelling, at the bareness of the walls, at the shabby chairs, the ugliness of the curtains.

What is the setting of the story the necklace?

Setting includes the local and time a story takes place. Guy de Maupassant's ''The Necklace'' takes place in Paris, France, at the close of the 19th century.

How much money do the Loisels have to borrow to buy the replacement necklace?

In the Guy de Maupassant short story "The Necklace," Madame Loisel borrows an apparently expensive necklace from her friend Madame Forestier, and then loses it at the party that she attends. The Loisels immediately make arrangements to replace the necklace, borrowing 36,000 francs to buy a new one.