The women in the novel are too shallow for our sympathy or admiration A character that can be described as being wholly shallow is Myrtle. We learn that she ‘lay down and cried’ after finding out her husband Wilson ‘borrowed somebody’s best suit to get married in.’ Myrtle is distraught after finding out her husband is not rich nor a ‘gentleman’, as he made little effort on their wedding day. In the broader scheme of things, this should not matter; however Myrtle seems fixated on this and concludes from this one situation that their marriage is doomed. The suit can be seen as being representative of Wilson – he will always be reliant on others to survive in his sorrowful world, as seen when Wilson is close to begging Tom not to sell the car elsewhere. Myrtle despises
Although her husband loves her, she could not appreciate his hard work and had an affair with Tom. Her search for something more lead to her death. The disillusion of the American Dream is shown by Myrtle's death. To characters such as Myrtle and Gatsby, the dream was to have a lifestyle like those in East Egg. However, the dream itself is dead because East Eggers like Tom and Daisy are spoiled so much by wealth, they have lost all
The Necklace The old saying goes, “a diamond is a girl’s best friend.” In this story, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, it certainly doesn’t seem so. Mathilde Loisel (the main character of this story) was “one of those pretty and charming girls born,” (Maupassant 1) who was born “into a family of artisans.” The necklace symbolizes different things as the story and the character develops. In the beginning of the story, the diamond necklace symbolizes Mathilde Lolsel’s imaginary world and later in the story it develops into a burden to her. By the end of the story, she discovers that the necklace is nothing. To understand the character Mathilde Loisel, we have to understand her imaginary world.
When he falls victim to the queen’s treachery, Lanval boasts of his lover’s unmatched beauty. In fact he drives his own coffin nails deeper when adding “So that you may know it plain / Each serving-maid in her domain / The poorest of her household crew / My lady is worth more than you” (295-298). Not only has Lanval rebuffed the Queen’s manipulations, he has publically insulted her. Was he trying to assert his control over the Queen, or was he asserting his desired control over his fairy
"(P1) So therefore I think Mathilde is imaginative. Vain always makes people don't have satisfaction, always want more and more. Mathilde is vain because when her husband give her a ball printed card, Mathilde said to her husband" give your invitation to some friend of your whose wife will be turned out better than I shall. "(P2) just because " [ Mathilde] haven't a dress. "(P2) That is the reason why I think Mathilde is a vain person.
With this act, Mathilde clearly emphasized disappointment of having that kind of social status. She believes that objects have the power to change her life. Mathilde did show up to the party with an expensive dress and a borrowed diamond necklace. She was so happy then, but her moment of happiness swift away with just a snap of the fingers. She lost the diamond necklace and must spend the next ten years paying for the pleasure of that night.
Medea’s extreme emotional attachments can only be expressed through extreme measures. Circumstance causes her to fall in love with Jason, and when she does, he becomes the centre of her emotional universe — even when he spurns her and that love turns to hate, the man continues on as the zenith in her heart, the motivation behind her actions. When Jason takes another wife, Medea can no longer justify the wrongs she committed in the name of their love. The sheer force of her grief and remorse inspires her to ‘surrender to anguish’, and she gives voice to wretched lamentations that outline her vicious intent towards the royal house. Fearing that Medea will do ‘some irreparable harm to (his) daughter’, Creon banishes her from his land, setting in motion a chain of events that lead to the final tragedy of the play.
Mrs. Danvers’s suggests to Mrs. de Winter that she wear a costume to their annual costume ball. It turns out, that it was the dress Rebecca wore to the ball last year, before she died. Maxim is horrified when he sees her. She becomes convinced that he will never love her and that he is still devoted to Rebecca. Mrs. Danvers almost convinces her to kill herself, and she only breaks away from the old woman's spell when rockets go off by the cove, signaling that a ship has run aground.
Daisy shows her materialism by getting overwhelmed over Gatsby’s personal belongings, “[Gatsby] he took out a pile of shirts and began throwing them… [Daisy] she sobbed… ‘it makes me sad because I’ve never seen such-such beautiful shirts before’”(92). To Daisy, objects are more valuable than her own happiness; therefore, Gatsby uses his wealth to get close to her. Also, Daisy does not spend time with her daughter and she teachers her the wrong things, “‘I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool--that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, beautiful little fool’” (17). Daisy has the wrong ideas because she has already been corrupted by the power of materialism.
Greed and Envy Main Themes of The Necklace There are several themes to consider in the story ‘The necklace’ by Guy de Maupassant. Some of which include greed, accountability, appearance vs. reality and many more. In the story, Madame Loisel got a taste of the life she wants and continued to want more and more until eventually it ruined her. Which is why main theme of the story is how greed and envy which can lead to one’s self destruction. The story starts off right away describing Madame Loisel beauty and charm but unfortunately she was born into the wrong class.