How Does Madame Loisel Change In The Necklace

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In the story, “The Necklace”, Madame Loisel is very childish. She is the main character for this story. In the beginning of the story she thinks about all of the things she wants to have in order to fit in with the other wealthy people she lives around with. She is not poor nor is she filthy rich, but she seems very ungrateful for almost everything she does have. Her husband was in charge of keeping her happy and keeping each other on track. Then towards the middle of the story, there was a time when her husband had bought tickets to a ball or dance and he had also mentioned that most people wait for the tickets. But he had them in his palm right then and there all ready for them to go. After he proudly showed her the tickets, she threw them on the floor not at all that satisfied with them. She then tells him that he needs a dress that is pretty and will make her fit in with the rest of the wealthy people. Her husband had suggested that he could give her the money that he saving for himself to buy a new rifle. So she went out and bought a beautiful dress for four hundred francs. After she was satisfied with the new dress, she cried out and said that she had no fine jewelry or any pearls to go with the dress. So her husband suggested that she go and borrow one from a friend. She cried out excitedly and decided to pick through a bunch of jewelry. She then finally finds a blue encrusted diamond necklace that she thought matched her dress. …show more content…

If she would have been grateful for everything her husband had done for her and settled for the dress, she would have not put herself nor her husband in this situation. She says she wasn’t responsible and told her friend she was getting it repaired. The debt was put on herself and her husband. At the beginning saying she had nothing, yet she had all she

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