What are two examples of foreshadowing from "The Necklace"?

is a
literary device in which an author gives the reader a hint of what is to come later in the
story. In Guy De Maupassant's short story "," he foreshadows Mathilde Loisel's
significant mistake of replacing an imitation necklace with an authentic diamond necklace, which
nearly bankrupts her family and results in a decade long struggle. Foreshadowing occurs at the
beginning of the story when Maupassant writes,

She
[Mathilde] was one of those pretty and charming girls who are sometimes, as if by a mistake of
destiny, born in a family of clerks. (1)

By associating
Mathilde with a "mistake of destiny," Maupassant is foreshadowing that she will become
a victim of fate. Either by fate, destiny, or coincidence, Mathilde ends up suffering for ten
years because she mistook the imitation necklace for a genuine piece of jewelry.

Maupassant also utilizes foreshadowing during Mathilde's interaction with Madame
Forestier. When Mathilde asks to borrow the necklace, Madame Forestier responds by saying,
"Why, yes, certainly" (6). Such an emphatic answer suggests that the necklace is not
as expensive as it appears. If Madame Forestier were really lending a priceless piece of jewelry
to her friend, one would infer that her response would not be so certain or jovial. An astute
reader would take note of Madame Forestier's tone and possibly question the authenticity of the
necklace.

Another example of foreshadowing occurs when Mathilde takes the
case to the jewelry store and the jeweler states that he did not sell the specific necklace. The
jeweler says that he must have simply furnished the case, which influences readers to speculate
that the necklace is not authentic. There would certainly be a record of purchase for something
so expensive, which is why their failed trip to the jewelry store is a significant example of
foreshadowing.