Revealing the Truth
Discovering things doesn't always lead to positive results; it may lead to a change of life. Guy M develops a theme enforcing how sometimes things are better left unknown. It also explains how Monsieur Lantin changed due to his acknowledgment of the cost of the jewelry. Often family members keep certain information from a loved one because they know how they will react towards the truth. For that reason, Monsieur Lantin’s wife kept the truth from him, because she foreshadowed his reaction. Monsieur Lantin by knowing the gems were real began to have doubts in his wife and became a greedy overbearing character. “But then, it must have been a present!-- a present !-- a present from whom? Why was it given to her? He stopped and remained standing in the middle of the street. A horrible doubt entered his mind-- she?” ( ) This proves that Monsieur Lantin knew his wife couldn’t afford such expensive jewelry; came up with the conclusion that they were presents. By stating that a horrible doubt came to mind shows he came to believe his wife could’ve had an affair with him because she had received costly gifts. If he would’ve left the price of the jewels unknown, he would still think that the relationship between him and his wife had remained strong till life did them apart. …show more content…
It first appeared by his actions of wanting to see which jeweler offered him the greatest amount of money. Another sign of greed was when he said, “ I have -- I have more other gems, which came from the same source. Will you buy them also?”.( ) These two signs of greed showed that Monsieur Lantin kept wanting more and didn’t settle for the eighteen thousand francs he had received from the first piece of jewelry he sold. Finding out his wife’s jewelry was not artificially made increased an intense desire for wealth, losing track of who he was
Discovering things doesn't always lead to positive results; it may lead to a change of life. Guy M develops a theme enforcing how sometimes things are better left unknown. It also explains how Monsieur Lantin changed due to his acknowledgment of the cost of the jewelry. Often family members keep certain information from a loved one because they know how they will react towards the truth. For that reason, Monsieur Lantin’s wife kept the truth from him, because she foreshadowed his reaction. Monsieur Lantin by knowing the gems were real began to have doubts in his wife and became a greedy overbearing character. “But then, it must have been a present!-- a present !-- a present from whom? Why was it given to her? He stopped and remained standing in the middle of the street. A horrible doubt entered his mind-- she?” ( ) This proves that Monsieur Lantin knew his wife couldn’t afford such expensive jewelry; came up with the conclusion that they were presents. By stating that a horrible doubt came to mind shows he came to believe his wife could’ve had an affair with him because she had received costly gifts. If he would’ve left the price of the jewels unknown, he would still think that the relationship between him and his wife had remained strong till life did them apart. …show more content…
It first appeared by his actions of wanting to see which jeweler offered him the greatest amount of money. Another sign of greed was when he said, “ I have -- I have more other gems, which came from the same source. Will you buy them also?”.( ) These two signs of greed showed that Monsieur Lantin kept wanting more and didn’t settle for the eighteen thousand francs he had received from the first piece of jewelry he sold. Finding out his wife’s jewelry was not artificially made increased an intense desire for wealth, losing track of who he was