Mathilde Lisel Quotes

Most people know of the short story written by Guy de Maupassant, “The Necklace”, but under this short story, the author is also trying to convey to us something ironic that happened during his period. In the story, the author describes the vanity of a zilch through its protagonist. A not rich, but also needy lady, Mme. Loisel. To talk about the character of Mathilde Loisel, one needs to acknowledge a few quotes to understand her personality. Firstly, one can say she is very arrogant from a quote in the beginning of the story. Mme. Loisel states, “No, There is nothing so humiliating as looking poor in the middle of a lot of rich women.” This sentence is said by Mme. Losiel, who is the protagonist of the story, is clear enough to verify that
M.me Loisel is extremely arrogant due to her outward “wealthiness” to others. In addition, Mme. Loisel is also very vain, she always think she should be luxurious in life. Just like one of the statements of the story says, “ She suffered endlessly, feeling herself born for every delicacy and luxury.” Moreover, she is also responsible. If she is not responsible, she can just flee with her husband, and make or buy a fake diamond necklace for her friend. From a quote, Loisel, who had aged five years, declares, “We must see about replacing the diamonds.” the text continues, “Next day, they took the box which had held the necklace and went to the jeweller whose name was inside. He consulted his book.” This quote shows that Mme. Loisel is brave and undertakes the blunder she commited．In conclusion, one can say that the character of M.me Loisel is vanity, vain, and responsible. The author Guy de Maupassant pasquinade several characters happens in his period, but is also some virtuous be with them.