The truth hurtsOnce upon a time there was a great forest, in the forest lived a bear. It was a large bear that left every day around noon to look for food. One day he saw the most succulent and beautiful deer, standing still. The bear was indeed very hungry, so he pounced only to discover that the deer was a fake. During his confusion two hunters jumped out and shot the bear. Don't you mind when you get a fake? “The Necklace” was originally written in a French newspaper in 1884. I think the theme was based on telling the truth and not lying. The story was written by Guy de Maupassant, born August 5, 1850. Guy was a popular writer during the Franco-Prussian War. This tale is about a woman named Madame Loisel who was invited to a very elegant party but needed an elegant dress and jewelry. She went to her richer friend and borrowed a diamond necklace. Loisel lost the necklace and spent years recovering the money to buy a new one, her friend then telling her that the original was a fake. Guy de Maupassant develops the theme that the truth should always be told in his short story “The Nec...