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Yes and no, a kind of moralistic- anti-materialism parable. Much of the problems arising from the loss of the (actually valueless) article could have been averted with a timely phone call from MMe Loisel to Mme Forestier ( which means Forester or maybe Parks). Exactly how the necklace was lost is not gotten into in detail- one wonders if Mme Loisel ( pronounced Law=Zell) had been drinking at the party ( it happens) there are no direct hints of crime. If she and her husband called up the leading Cab Companies ( in a big city like Paris this could be a costly task!) why the Heck did she not notify MMe Forestier immediately after the loss- MMe Forestier would then explain, if she had a conscience- that the item was costume jewelry, and no big deal. Social-problem short stories of this type influenced a number of crime and other dramas. Often Confederate money was an ironic prop! ( all of the money was Confederate- now a commercial from the Heart Fund! The Confederate money angle was used in a number of adaptations by O.Henry and others.- one adopted in to a Superman plot. ( The Overcoat). in that all lead characters male. I didn"rt really like the story- but, well lilke an old song ( It haunted me from the Start!)

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