The Necklace
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ôThe Necklaceö by Guy de Maupassant (1) focuses on the life of Mathilde Loisel, a woman who we are told was ôborn by a blunder of destiny in a family of employees.ö Pretty and charming, Mathilde is married to a husband who is attentive and tries with all his means to provide her happiness. However, Mathilde is unhappy with her simple, unadorned existence, primarily because she ôsuffered intensely, feeling herself born for every delicacy and every luxuryö (De Maupassant 1). MathildeÆs feelings of entitlement result in her borrowing a necklace from her wealthy friend, Mme Forestier. Though it brings her an evening of happiness, she loses the necklace and she and her husband must endure years of back- and spirit-breaking labor to repay the high interest loans required to repurchase the necklace. In the end, Mathilde discovers from Mme Forester that the original necklace was merely cheap imitation glass. De MaupassantÆs story and characterization of Mathilde demonstrate that pride and self-centered behavior cause far more unhappiness than poverty ever could.Despite having a decent life, Mathilde Loisel believes she was born for better things than her husbandÆs simple income can provide her. She suffers endlessly from her perception of the poverty of her existence, things which ôanother woman of her caste would not even have noticedö but ôtorturedö Mathilde and ômade her indignantö (De Maupassant 1). MathildeÆs feelings of entitlement for better things
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ng treated to lavish material items that she and her husband cannot afford. She borrows a diamond necklace from her generous and compassionate friend Mme Forester. When Mme Forester agrees to loan her the necklace, it is one of the few times we see Mathilde happy, ôShe sprang to her friendÆs neck, kissed her with ardor, and then escape with the treasureö (De Maupassant 3).
During the event at the palace of the Ministry, Mathilde is stunning in her dearly purchased dress and her borrowed jewels. We are told she is ôintoxicated with pleasure, thinking of nothing, in the triumph of her beautyö (De Maupassant 3). She spends the evening at the ball in ôa sort of cloud of happinessö (De Maupassant 3). Mathilde returns to her proud and self-centered ways shortly though. It is cold out and her husband wraps her in garments that do not live up to the elegance of her dress or the ball. She wants to flee because she believes she will look her station to others at the ball. Because of this, she runs off and they suffer in cold until they can find a cab. We are told ôthey went up their own stairs sadly. For her it was finishedö (De Maupassant 4). Despite all of his efforts to please her, MathildeÆs joy is sustained only so long as s
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