Analysis Of The Necklace By Madame Loisel

Human nature has an interesting way of affecting people - creating some to remain content with personal possessions while creating unobtainable desires within others. People often have a certain facet about the wealthy life compared to the poor life; nevertheless, as the saying goes, “money doesn’t buy happiness.” Unfortunately, Madame Loisel learns this lesson the hard way; she was human nature’s victim for wanting the unobtainable. The irony in Madame Loisel’s life is that she does not have the fanciest possessions, but she has meaningful possessions - her husband and her health. The need to feel accepted within the society’s upper portion did more good than harm as the Loisels spend an entire decade trying to fix one night’s selfish

Although this story focuses on a specific necklace, the story’s heart lies inside the husband and his impact on Mme. Loisel. One purpose encompassed within this story is teaching people to appreciate the possessions they are given. This can be an encouragement to everyone; however, only expressing thankfulness for material possessions cannot be the sole direction of one’s energy. Since the emphasis of this story is on material items, such as the necklace, every reader may not recognize the most important blessings, which are her husband and her health. She too is unable to recognize her most important blessings; therefore, she continues spending time searching for materialistic items that are continually costing her the few valuable treasures she already

This story encompasses many lessons on the topics of love, sacrifice, and consequences of unnecessary desires, yet the actual purpose of this story is much more influential. The longing for acceptance is a flaw, but the measures taken to reach acceptance can become a fatal flaw. Mme. Loisel spends ten years struggling to repay her debt from one night’s pettiness. Meanwhile, she is taking her husband and her health for granted. Nothing worse exceeds making a hasty mistake over material items than making a hasty mistake at the expense of others. Consequently, Mme. Loisel learns that life’s items are like a garden - pretty while they last but labor-demanding when they are gone. Although Mme. Loisel has horrid desires, she is still human, and the desire of acceptance is inevitable. Nevertheless, inevitability does not require ignorance and sometimes the only way to truly find acceptance is by searching within one’s