Guy De Maupassant's "The Jewels": Consequences Of The Desire To Be Wealthy
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There are many downfalls that may happen when one has the desire to
be wealthy. This concept is shown in Guy de Maupassant's "The Jewels."
Maupassant shows the consequences of this desire by developing characters
with lives affected by wealth, by using symbolism and conflicts that
represent thes ....
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.... she feels about wealth, but is shown through her words and actions.
"'What can I do? It is my vice. I know you are right, but I can't change
my character. I just adore jewels.'"(8) We know that she gives in to her
vice and has what can be inferred to be as an affair. She deceives her
husband in order to satisfy her desires. The wife is also dynamic because
she always gives in to her love of wealth; she never changes.
The wife's death is implied to be caused by her desire to obta ....
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