Pride: An Inner Force that Leads to the Downfall of Man; an analysist of The Necklace Given the circumstances is it fair to say that wanting to stick out in a situation or event is a cause of greed or pride? In Guy Maupassant’s The Necklace, a story of tragedy among a middle class couple can be interpreted as a story of greed or pride. Could it be thought however that pride was the cause of any feelings of greed in the story? Pride is the mental feeling that creates a want to be different from the rest, or to have a feeling of higher status. Which is exactly what Madame Loisel wishes to have in her life, however her belief that she was born into a higher prestige as a person can be interpreted as a form of greed. Is pride the cause of the
