The Necklace By Guy De Maupassant Essay

Some people in life are never satisfied with the experience given throughout their lifetime. In Guy De Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace,” Madame Mathilde Loisel is burdened by the middle-class life she is living and yearns for a life of luxury and delicacy. Mathilde is ungrateful of her life and her loving husband who helps her replace a lost necklace she selfishly borrowed from a friend in a vain attempt to be the prettiest woman at the ball.

Mathilde is ungrateful and unhappy with the life and loves her husband has provided for her. The narrator states, “She [Mathilde] suffered from the poverty of her dwelling, from the worn walls, the abraded chairs, the ugliness of the stuffs” (Maupassant 49). Although Mathilde’s husband provides her with a maid to contribute to the housework, it did not seem to be enough to make her happy she still wanted more. When Loisel comes home with an invitation to a ball at the palace of the Ministry, he is sure Mathilde will be delighted, instead she throws the invitation on the table and she states, “What do you want me to do with that” (Maupassant 50)? Again, not showing any appreciation to her husband and not being thankful for how hard

As Mathilde begins sifting through Madame Forester’s jewelry, she asks, “You haven’t anything else” (Maupassant 51)? Ultimately, she found the prettiest necklace in a fancy box and decided to borrow it. All of Mathilde’s selfishness and vain attempts paid off the day of the ball, the narrator states, “She was the prettiest of them all, elegant, gracious, smiling, and mad with joy” (Maupassant 52). Unfortunately, Mathilde accidentally lost the necklace while she was enjoying her time at the ball. When she realized the jewelry was missing, she began to panic and eventually had to purchase a replacement with the help of