The Necklace Quotes

Mathilda proves to be selfish many times throughout the story by only thinking about herself. For example, “Two large tears ran slowly down from the corners of her eyes towards the corners of her mouth.” (2) She knows how much he loves her and knows that “He was heart-broken.”(3) When he saw her crying. She does corrupt things that would hurt other people for her own gain, she does not care about her spouse. In addition, he gives in, asking how much money it would cost. When she says four hundred francs, “He grew slightly pale, for this was exactly the amount he had been saving for a gun” (3) Mathilda didn’t stop to wonder if the money was set aside to buy something else or about the financial strain she’s going to put on her husband, she thought about herself. When Mathilda “flung the invitation petulantly across the table.”(2) The invitation to the ball is very select and she completely ignored the hard work Mr.
It was after the ball when she realized she had lost the necklace, panicked, she comes up to her husband and says, “"I . . . I . . . I've no longer got Madame Forestier's necklace. . . ." (6) The fact that she cannot keep up with other people’s belongings, tells you that she isn’t responsible enough to keep up with her own things. She further verifies that she can’t take responsibility when she continually lies to her friend about it. Mr. Loisel suggests her to “tell her that you've broken the clasp of her necklace and are getting it mended.” (7) So that they can have more time to look for it. Lastly, when she bumps into her friend on the street after ten years of being in debt she says, “Yes, I’ve had some hard times since I saw you last; and many sorrows…and all on your account.” (9) Nonetheless, it was Mathilda’s fault that she lost the necklace and that she couldn’t own up and tell the truth. She does not want to accept the fact that she is responsible for her own