The character Mme Loisel in Guy de Maupassant’s The Necklace can be hard to relate to. She can be vain, selfish and greedy although readers do feel bad for her sometimes. Mme Loisel was born into a family without money or a proper home. The author describes how she suffers from her lifestyle of being middle- class. She was described as being ‘unhappy all the time’ due to not having the luxury and fine dresses she dreamed of. She is also simply not content with what she has. All Mathilde wants in life are expensive things that she thinks makes you attractive.
Most people would agree to marry someone when they truly care and love them while Mme Loisel just “went along” with the proposal of her husband. This is a negative connotation and presents her as an immature and childish person. Some might say she agreed just for the money and a better life. She was a middle class woman in 19th century France when women were not allowed to control their life and the only way to be someone was to be wanted by a man. However, when you are …show more content…
As per usual, her husband is always there to help and fix her problems. Ten years later, Mme Loisel still thinks about how beautiful and glamorous she was on that one special evening. “She would sit by the window and think of that evening long ago when she had been so beautiful and so admired”.
Overall, Mme Loisel is a jealous woman who would do anything to have the wealth she does not have and is always in need of expensive clothes. The only time she was happy was on the day of the reception, the day she got to wear her new dress and had everyone's attention. At the same time, we do feel sympathy for her. Living in hard conditions for ten years can be really tough. If we were in her shoes, we would probably do the same even though the best solution is to always tell the
Most people would agree to marry someone when they truly care and love them while Mme Loisel just “went along” with the proposal of her husband. This is a negative connotation and presents her as an immature and childish person. Some might say she agreed just for the money and a better life. She was a middle class woman in 19th century France when women were not allowed to control their life and the only way to be someone was to be wanted by a man. However, when you are …show more content…
As per usual, her husband is always there to help and fix her problems. Ten years later, Mme Loisel still thinks about how beautiful and glamorous she was on that one special evening. “She would sit by the window and think of that evening long ago when she had been so beautiful and so admired”.
Overall, Mme Loisel is a jealous woman who would do anything to have the wealth she does not have and is always in need of expensive clothes. The only time she was happy was on the day of the reception, the day she got to wear her new dress and had everyone's attention. At the same time, we do feel sympathy for her. Living in hard conditions for ten years can be really tough. If we were in her shoes, we would probably do the same even though the best solution is to always tell the