“The Necklace”
Most people know the age-old proverb that says, “Money does not buy happiness.” It has been said and displayed in thousands of different ways over the course of time, but for some odd reason, mankind still cannot grasp onto those words of truth. Many people are overtaken by the combination of obsession with wealth and the fear of mediocrity in life, which, inevitably, leads to a realization that true happiness in life consists of more than what money could ever buy. These realizations are sometimes painful, as seen in the story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant.
Born a commoner, Mathilde Loisel had always dreamt of a life in the high society. As it was, she never seemed to be able to reach that plateau. Money has always had the power to separate every day people into classes. A person will be considered higher in class if he has more money than someone else, even if the other person had worked hard for what little he did have and the upper class man had......
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