Discuss, in a 500 word essay, specific details in the story which support the idea that de Maupassant's use of irony in his short story The Necklace is critical and disapproving of Mme.

Discuss, in a 500 word essay, specific details in the story which support the idea that de Maupassant's use of irony in his short story The Necklace is critical and disapproving of Mme. Loisel, rather than approving or merely anecdotal. Think through and draw some conclusion as to how de Maupassant's (and O Henry's) use of situational irony can help a reader to contemplate the world around us.