YLLAH KHATE P. TAGAYLO
GROUP 3 β Marxist Approach
Mathilde:
Words:
β"There's nothing so humiliating as looking poor in the middle of a lot of rich women."
Motives:
βTo escape her "artisan" class origins and be accepted by the high society rich women". elite she envies.
Actions:
βShe dismisses her current life, borrows a diamond necklace to appear wealthy, and eventually spends ten years in "abject poverty" performing manual labor to pay off the debt.
Madame Forestier:
Words:
β"Choose, my dear" and "Oh, my poor Mathilde! But mine was imitation".
Motives:
βTo maintain her social standing through the outward display of wealth, even if that wealth is sometimes superficial or "imitation".
Actions:
βShe casually allows Mathilde to choose from her collection of jewels and later reveals the original necklace was a cheap imitation.










