Concepts And Needs In Loisel's King Tut

What is value? The question is tricky to answer on its own, but it can be helpful to look at the big picture. When trying to decide what is valuable, one often has a hard time distinguishing between the concepts of “want” and “need.” It is not believable, however, to draw a barrier line between the two and claim that want and need will stay separate unconditionally. For each person, wants and needs are defined differently. The “wants and needs” of a homeless person compared to those of a billionaire are bound to be different. In the end, they are both abstract concepts and cannot be determined by any one specific person.

One example can be seen in the story King Tut. Even into death, King Tut remained wealthy and placed extreme value in his belongings, as he instructed his servants to keep them sealed in his tomb with him instead of passing them on. King Tut truly believed he needed his things, even going so far as to think he would need them in the afterlife as well. It wasn’t just King Tut who held these beliefs, either. It was his Egyptian subjects as well. “There were musical instruments, lamps, vessels containing ointments and oils, board …show more content…
Mme. Loisel believes she has been born into the wrong social class, and she takes it upon herself to move up in the world when her husband gets an invite to a lavish party. She buys a dress, but, when she is still not satisfied, she borrows her friend’s diamond necklace. The night of the party, she loses the necklace and the couple buy a replacement for Mme. Loisel’s friend. They live in debt and poverty for the majority of their lives until one day, finally happy with her life, Mme. Loisel spots her friend and learns the necklace was a fake all along.This is a classic example of not knowing what you need until you’ve lost sight of what you want. Mme. Loisel was only able to be truly happy with her plain life when she gave up chasing after what she wanted and realized it was