short answer
In Maupassant’s “The Jewelry,” the author seems to treat morality as something elusive. Once the secret of Madame Lantin’s jewelry is revealed, what details from earlier in the story take on a different significance? How and why might the story’s end – – especially the last paragraph — defy expectations? Do you think that Lantin would have been happier with an unfaithful wife who doted on him, as opposed to a faithful wife who is difficult to get along with? Why or why not?
