Is Madame Loisel to Blame for Her Situation

Madame Loisel wanted expensive clothes, jewellery and a flashy house. She longed for rich materials, rich food and crystal chandeliers. She wished for golden carriages that she would cruise around in. She dreamt of walking around in heels with her husband standing next to her in a silk tusk arm in arm. I think Madame Loisel was not to blame for everything that happened; it was just her bad luck that she had lost the necklace. However, if she had not insisted on buying a new dress then her husband would have still had some of his savings left which could have helped them when they were in their bad time.

 At the start of the story Madame Loisel seems to be an unlucky woman that felt she was destined for more in life. She seemed to be a typical woman who wanted to be surrounded by luxuries and a charming husband. ‘She was one of those pretty and charming girls, who had been born by an unlucky twist of fate.’ This tells us that Madame Loisel was a very attractive woman; however, she had a very unlucky life.

  Monsieur Loisel suggested she go wearing her theatre dress with a clean heart. He did not know that this would upset her reminding her that she did not have expensive clothes. ‘It’s simply that I have nothing to wear and so I cannot possibly go to this ball, it would be better if you gave the invitation to a colleague whose wife is better dressed than I am.’

  This shows Madame Loisel was unappreciative and inconsiderate. She was a very negative woman as she was acting as if she had absolute NOTHING to wear. She threw a tantrum knowing that invitations were hard to get but still made a fuss about the way she would look under-dressed.

Madame Loisel used up all of her husband’s savings just to buy a new dress. She cleverly calculated the amount without blowing of the idea completely. ‘Im not exactly sure, but I think I could manage with four hundred francs.’

This tells us she was a selfish woman as she new four hundred francs were a lot of money and how her husband was saving up to buy a new gun. Still knowing this, she insisted she wanted a new dress. She was exceedingly self-centred and only cared about herself.