Which statement best analyzes how this conflict develops the plot?

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

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

d. it serves as a complicating incident because it leads mathilde to borrow the infamous necklace.