In "the necklace," mathilde does not not have any appropriate jewels to wear to the ball.

which best analyzes how this conflict develops the plot?

a. it serves as the falling action of the story because it shows that mathilde will have to get used to her place in life.

b. it resolves the main conflict of the story by showing that mathilde is vain.

c. it serves as one of the main conflicts because it leads mathilde to borrow the infamous necklace.

d. it is the climax of the story since the reader is most excited at this point.