The irony that is implied in the story is that in the fact borrowing the necklace was what the main character, Mathilde hoped would help her into the life she coveted, yet it was also what put her into a life of poverty. In the story, it stated that “ She suffered endlessly, feeling herself born for every delicacy and luxury. She suffered from the poorness of her house, from its mean walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains. All these things, of which other women of her class would not even have been aware, tormented and insulted her.” This shows how Mathilde has a poor family background while compared to the rich classes for the women in that time period. The reality of Mathilde’s situation is that she is neither wealthy nor part of the social class of which she feels she is a deserving member, but Mathilde does everything in her power to make her life appear different from how it is. This is similar to “The Most Dangerous Game” because it shows how people and living things are always characterize by destiny. As the story progresses, Mathilde lost her necklace that was borrowed from a high amount of money and paid their whole life for it just for the frame that Mathilde tried to get, by fitting into the wealthy class. This women works for years and years to buy an identical necklace, only to find out the one she borrowed was a fake. In the story, it stated that “I brought you another one just like it. And for the last ten years we have been paying for it. You realised it wasn't easy for us; we had no money. . . . Well, it's paid for at last, and I'm glad indeed.” This shows the ironic of the plot because the money that they are working whole life turned out to be fake while the one that they gave was real. When they can just live in a family, and forget about the frame and the society position, they would have live happily. But they thought about the money that might bring the
The irony that is implied in the story is that in the fact borrowing the necklace was what the main character, Mathilde hoped would help her into the life she coveted, yet it was also what put her into a life of poverty. In the story, it stated that “ She suffered endlessly, feeling herself born for every delicacy and luxury. She suffered from the poorness of her house, from its mean walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains. All these things, of which other women of her class would not even have been aware, tormented and insulted her.” This shows how Mathilde has a poor family background while compared to the rich classes for the women in that time period. The reality of Mathilde’s situation is that she is neither wealthy nor part of the social class of which she feels she is a deserving member, but Mathilde does everything in her power to make her life appear different from how it is. This is similar to “The Most Dangerous Game” because it shows how people and living things are always characterize by destiny. As the story progresses, Mathilde lost her necklace that was borrowed from a high amount of money and paid their whole life for it just for the frame that Mathilde tried to get, by fitting into the wealthy class. This women works for years and years to buy an identical necklace, only to find out the one she borrowed was a fake. In the story, it stated that “I brought you another one just like it. And for the last ten years we have been paying for it. You realised it wasn't easy for us; we had no money. . . . Well, it's paid for at last, and I'm glad indeed.” This shows the ironic of the plot because the money that they are working whole life turned out to be fake while the one that they gave was real. When they can just live in a family, and forget about the frame and the society position, they would have live happily. But they thought about the money that might bring the