That was an exact amount of money Monsieur Loisel has been saving. Madame Loisel asked for 400 francs for an evening dress to go to the ball. Flowers weren’t visibly expensive.Īnother example concerns the price of the dress. When choosing accessories for the ball, Mathilde could buy cheap flowers to look more fashionable. Maupassant provides a clear example of that in the story. Instead of enjoying the comfort of the possessed, people wanted something more expensive.
So, why does the main character have so much greed? Why do her desires don’t comply with her abilities?Īlready at that time, people dreamt of things out of their financial reach. Yes, she and her husband live quite modestly, but they have all the necessary aspects for a good life. She believes that she is in the wrong place and wishes for more.īut why? What are the reasons for her desire for material objects? Madame Loisel is not poor from the start of the story. Mathilde is unhappy with her life, mostly due to her social and financial status. The problems in the story are related to the main character’s desire for wealth and luxury. Greed and how it can lead to one’s downfall is the central idea of The Necklace. It was worth at the very most five hundred francs!” “Oh, my poor Mathilde! But mine was imitation. “Madame Forestier, deeply moved, took her two hands. Mathilde tried so hard to appear wealthy and respected using her appearance that she lost her good looks completely when reality had hit. This lie then becomes the main reason for her problems. Yet, she only looks like those people without actually being one of them.Īfter losing the necklace, the main character decides to withhold the information about the loss from its owner. Even though that night turns her life upside down for the next ten years, she believes she is in the right place. The night at the ball turns out to be the best night of her life. Her perception of wealthy people is enough for Mathilde to consider herself one of them. She dreams that her good looks and charm will lead her to a wealthy life. The impression that her appearance is an indicator of belonging to high society haunts her all her life. Her husband enjoys the soup on the table while she dreams of exquisite dishes. Unlike his wife, Monsieur Loisel doesn’t daydream. From the very beginning, she fantasizes that the world of wealthy people drastically differs from the one she lives in. The main character, Mathilde Loisel, seems to have trouble distinguishing between those. In The Necklace, the author highlights that appearance is often distinct from reality.
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