In The Auction of the Ruby Slippers the author, Salman Rushdie, makes a commentary on present day materialism. Rushdie illuminates his thoughts on this issue with a satirical approach, which is focused on a pair of ruby slippers, which cause so much awe that people literally die by kissing the case that they are enclosed by. Although it is never explicitly stated in the setting of the story seems to be in a sort of dystopia with people from all different aspects of life are coming to buy the ruby slippers in order to solve a fundamental problem that they have. Here Rushdie is illuminating an attitude in todays society that people believe that money is an answer to many of their problems. This is further emphasized throughout the story as