Molly+necklace

The author of this story discreetly uses symbolism in this short story. The necklace is the symbol in it. All Mathilde wanted was to be higher in society all the time. She only felt sorry for herself and wallowed in self-pitty with despair because she thought she deserved much more. Mathilde was always depressed and would do anything she could to become wealthy. The necklace symbolizes wealth selfishness in this story. Once Mathilde had the necklace, she felt that she had so much power and wealth and she felt rich. Mathilde only thought about how beautiful and amazing she was with the necklace and she felt wonderful. When Mathilde lost the necklace, she lost all feeling of wealth and power. All she cared about was getting the necklace back to who it belonged to. She worked so hard and forgot about her low place in society while she was trying to give the necklace back. Through that, she lost her selfishness and feeling of richness and wealth because she knew it didn't belong to her.