Pride In A Good Man Is Hard To Find

That is to say that in “The Necklace,” Mathilde’s perception of herself as a woman of higher social standing lead to her losing the one thing she had going in life, her true beauty. “It is Madame Loisel 's desire to be part of the upper class which sets the story 's events in motion” (Hatboro and Horsham). Mathilde is described as a beautiful woman who finds her life to be not up to her standards because she is not a part of the higher class. “She had no

In the second story, The Necklace, writers reveals the how the reality of a woman situation is that she is neither wealthy nor part of the social class of which she feels she is a deserving member, but Mathilde does everything in her power to make her life appear different from how it is. She lives in an illusory world where her actual life does not match the ideal life she has in her head—she believes that her beauty and charm make her worthy of greater things. The party is a triumph because for the first time, her appearance matches the reality of her life. She is prettier than the other women, sought

There is a lot of pride in this world some of it is good pride such as placing first in a contest. Then there is bad pride, when someone holds themselves above others because of certain traits. This pride can have a dramatic impacted on a person’s life when the circumstances present themselves. This is what O’Conner tries to show in the trio of stories A Good Man is Hard to Find, Revelation and Everything that Rises… is that due to the pride of each woman they all have dramatic impacts in their lives, some worse than others.

In the story, Mathilde lied about losing the valuable, diamond necklace her friend, Madame Forestier, gave to her. ‘"You must write to your friend," he said, “and tell her that you’ve broken the clasp of her necklace and that you are getting it mended. That’ll give us time to decide what to do.”’ (Maupassant 339) Although she felt bad for what she had done, she didn't want to suffer the consequences.

However, as the years pass while Mathide and her husband struggle to repay the loans taken out to pay for the genuine diamond necklace, Mathide becomes much less attached to envious thoughts of rising above the social and economic class into which she was born. The couple’s quality of living suffers greatly, as they transition from a relative luxurious life that includes an in-house servant and state-of-the-art commodities for the time, to a rented attic room and a schedule of non-stop labor. The purpose of this transition seems clear, as Mathide’s envy and vanity are overwhelmed by the dreariness of life, much worse than she likely ever imagined for

First, she made her husband give her the money to buy herself a new ball dress. Unlike Mathilde, one should not beg for unnecessary items. Next, she went to her friend’s house to borrow some jewelry. She greedily took the most expensive thing she could find: a diamond necklace.

First of all Mathilde wants to feel pretty and things only white girls will understand. So she gets some stuff that make her feel pretty and that's when the problem starts. Mathilde loses her necklace where she gets a panic attack and starts to lose it. When she prepares to attend a fancy party, she borrows a diamond necklace from her friend Madame Forestier, then loses the necklace and must work for ten years to pay off a replacement. Her one night of radiance cost her and Monsieur Loisel

When the Loisel’s were invited to a ball, Mathilde did not want to go because she did not have anything nice to wear. She was able to get a nice gown and borrowed a diamond necklace from a wealthy friend. However, when she returned home from the ball she realized she had lost the necklace! Her husband borrowed thirty-six thousand francs in order to replace the diamond necklace. They

We learn that Madame Loisel from “The Necklace” was born into a poor family and because she had no marriage settlement, she married a poor man. The author tells us that Mathilde "grieved incessantly" for the finer things that she couldn’t afford. She had envy over others who had wealth. She was ashamed to visit an old friend. She ended up talking to her and going off with a foretold diamond necklace. Mathilde ended up losing it and freaks out, so she buys a new one for 36,000 francs. At the end she finds out that the first diamond necklace was a fake. So Mathilde wasted not only her life, but her husband's as well. So she in actuality didn't love her husband because if she did she would have told Madame Loisel and saved him from that life of debt.

There is no sign of morality within’ Mathilde and if she ever had the opportunity to adjust her circumstances or reverse fate, evidently she will consider the upper rank as oppose to settling for a mediocre lifestyle with her husband. After the extravagant event Mathilde lost the necklace of Madame Forestier which was assumed to be worth thousands of francs. Eventually Mathilde decided to replace it by purchasing an identical that corresponded to the original. After having purchased it she worked over ten years to pay off the necklace.

In The Necklace, Mathilde developed throughout the story, she has a changed in her attitude towards life. This change came into place when she learnt a life lesson the hard way. Mathilde and her husband was forced to be degraded from middle class to lower class because of Mathilde’s envy and greed towards the upper class. Mathilde changes from a woman who spends her days dreaming of being a part of the upper class, to realizing that she over looked and unappreciated what she actually had.

Throughout the whole story Mathilde was described as a beautiful and lovely woman who acted as though she was rich, when she really wasn't. Her beauty was a huge driving force for her to go and get the necklace from her friend. She was already beautiful naturally but she wanted more than she needed. While she was the most beautiful at the ball and every man there wanted to dance with her, the necklace caused her to lose that beauty that she had that night.

In, The Necklace, Mathilde plans to attend a ball but feels like she has nothing fancy enough to wear. She first begged earnestly for a dress from her husband and then complains about not having “a single stone to wear”. She

Mr. Loisel was obviously excited the day that The Chancellor of Education had invited them to an exquisite dinner. Surely he thought that this was finally a way that he could provide an outlet for Mathilde's deepest desires. Unfortunately, instead of being thrilled as he had predicted, Mathilde acted like a spoiled child, throwing the invitation on the table. "She had no decent dresses, no jewels, nothing. And she loved nothing but these; she believed herself born only for these" (5). She couldn't have been more manipulative than when she began to cry about not having anything to wear. Of course Mr. Loisel suddenly fell into her trap and suddenly decided to give her all of the money in his savings account to buy her a new dress. Most would assume that she'd be satisfied at this point; her husband has just made a huge financial sacrifice for her. However, as time drew near to the night of the party, she became insecure and restless because she thought she would look poor if she didn't have any fancy jewels to wear; she thought she'd look like a beggar. `I'd almost rather not go to the party (30)", she said.

Imagine someone being at a sales stand looking for something stunning, browsing through the beautiful selection of diamonds and gems. In the corner of her eye, she sees one of the most dazzling piece of jewelry ever made. The woman automatically grabs and buys the necklace with joy thinking of how amazing she will look. This moment is how Mathilde felt in the text, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant. But sometimes good things come to an end and this, unfortunately, is one of those times.