In The Necklace, Mathilde was displayed as a shallow and greedy character. Mathilde could never be satisfied, as she was always wanting more and never once could appreciate what she already had. When Mme. Forester had generously offered some jewelry to Mathilde to wear to the ball, Mathilde replied, “You haven’t anything else?”
This action clearly displays Mathilde’s greedy and rude personality. I was so disgusted with Mathilde’s character that even during the moments in the story where I understood her reasoning for doing something, I still could not manage to feel sympathetic. If I was to feel sympathetic towards anyone in the story, it would be Mathilde’s loving husband. Mathilde’s husband was so cooperative with his unruly wife and is portrayed as always bending over backwards to ensure her happiness. When Mathilde wanted a new dress for the ball, he sacrificed the sum of money he had been saving up to buy himself a gun so she could buy another dress. Mathilde is very undeserving of such a great husband.
At least Mathilde learns her lesson at the end of the story, although unfortunately for her, she learns it the hard way.
This action clearly displays Mathilde’s greedy and rude personality. I was so disgusted with Mathilde’s character that even during the moments in the story where I understood her reasoning for doing something, I still could not manage to feel sympathetic. If I was to feel sympathetic towards anyone in the story, it would be Mathilde’s loving husband. Mathilde’s husband was so cooperative with his unruly wife and is portrayed as always bending over backwards to ensure her happiness. When Mathilde wanted a new dress for the ball, he sacrificed the sum of money he had been saving up to buy himself a gun so she could buy another dress. Mathilde is very undeserving of such a great husband.
At least Mathilde learns her lesson at the end of the story, although unfortunately for her, she learns it the hard way.
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