Read the following lines from Guy de Maupassant's "The Diamond Necklace."

"She dressed plainly because she could not dress well, but she was unhappy as if she had really fallen from a higher station; since with women there is neither caste nor rank, for beauty, grace and charm take the place of family and birth. Natural ingenuity, instinct for what is elegant, a supple mind are their sole hierarchy, and often make of women of the people the equals of the very greatest ladies."
Why would the author share this in the very beginning?

To describe the role and lifestyle of a woman living in this era
To show how life would be for a man living in this era
To complain about life as a woman
To show the reader that life can be unfair
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