Exposition is a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory. The Necklace starts by introducing a woman named Mathilde Loisel. When we are introduced to her she is not happy with her life at all, she thinks that she has it rough and she believes she lives in poverty because all she does is want. Her husband, Monsieur Loisel tries his best to provide for his wife and tries to give her everything she wants, but she is never satisfied. One day he brings home and invitation to a ball at a glorious castle, but much to the husbands surprise she is upset about it because she doesn't have a nice piece of jewelry to go with it. She is never happy with anything even as hard as her husband tries.