In the short story, "The Necklace,"by Guy de Maupassant portrays the theme that being grateful for what you have isn't always easy. Although being grateful for your belongings is not easy, Guy quotes, ”She had no gowns, no jewels, nothing. And she loved nothing but that.” (1) She wasn’t necessarily poor, she just did not understand the value of what she had while her husband worked for everything they had and was content. Even though most people thinks it is a general thing to be grateful for what you have, but say that if you want more you must be ungrateful for what you have but that is not always the case, he also says, ” ‘Why, my dear, I thought you would be glad. You never go out, and this is such a fine opportunity.’ ” Mathilde did not know how to be grateful to be around people because she had been working …show more content…
Come, you have been very queer these last three days.’ “(3) Mathilde’s husband was worried about her because she was acting strange when it came to being around people; she thought she wasn’t good enough therefore she was worried about being around people with what she had she thought she needed more than what she had, she felt she needed bigger and better stuff so she could be socially accepted. Most people think that it is easy to be grateful for what you have but honestly, it is a lot harder than you would think Guy also quotes, “Madame Forester went to a wardrobe with a mirror, took out a large jewel box, brought it back, opened it and said to Madame Loisel: ‘choose, my dear.’ ” (3) Although Madame Forester was being generous with her jewels, Madame Loisel didn’t understand how grateful she should have been to have her friend to give her the things she was allowed to borrow from her. Although it is hard to truly be grateful for what you have it is easier to show it the article also states, “ ‘Wait a bit. You will catch cold