Greed In The Necklace

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In a world of uncertainty, anything could happen in the blink of an eye. The narrator’s statement “How little a thing it takes to destroy you or to save you!” (paragraph 105). In Guy de Maupassant’s short story, “The Necklace,” Mathilde Loisel is a beautiful young woman who is full of pride and envy towards other women. Her husband is a minor clerk in the Ministry of Education. Likewise, she is ungrateful and unhappy for what she has. One day, she borrows an elegant necklace from her friend to look exquisite; unfortunately, she lost the Necklace on the evening of the party. Life is full of choices can be right or wrong, the protagonist in the short story Mrs. Loisel unable to adjust to her surroundings, enormous ambitions for herself and seek more attentions from everyone. Due to her unrealistic desires which lead to great despair and massive downfall. …show more content…

Loisel continues being impatience with her surroundings. “She would weep for the entire day afterward with sorrow, regret, despair, and misery (paragraph 5). The feeling of dissatisfactions of her life style, it contributes to her unhappiness. The ambitions of Mrs. Loisel attribute to her downfall, she wants to have a mansion with lots of servants, expensive furniture, beautiful jewelry and gorgeous gowns. Since she is not born to wealthy family nor married to a rich man, this is impossible to obtain. She wants to be admired and be an envy of everyone. Prior the party, she purchases an expensive gown and borrows a superb diamond necklace. During the party, she is the most stunning and elegant. “All the important administrators stood in line to waltz with her. The Chancellor Himself eyed her” (paragraph 50). After the party, she feels embarrassed of her everyday shawl and being a middle-class

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