Sigismund is a poor person. He married Lise, who came from a wealthy person. “The Ring” by Isak Dinesen is an interesting story. Sigismund is a selfish person and is unappreciative. Sigismund does not know what he has until it is gone. Sigismund is a selfish man. He does nothing but care about his little sheep. In the story “The Ring,” Lise says, “‘What an absurd person he is, with his sheep! What a baby he is! I am a hundred years older than he’” (226). This shows that Sigismund is selfish and only cares about his sheep. As a result his wife Lise start feeling neglected. With Lise always feeling neglected she starts questioning whether she chose the right man to get married to. On page 230, Lise says, “‘With this ring I thee wed.’”
