Comment on Mo Bosang's novel The Necklace

Mathilde, the heroine in Poisson's Necklace, has always been regarded as a vain fool and poor wretch. Is Mathilde really just a vain hedonistic fool? Is this a comprehensive and pertinent evaluation of her? I have something to say about this-I think Mathilde is a sad and respectable figure.

First of all, Mathilde's sadness

1, "The heart is higher than the sky, and life is thinner than paper"

It is not sad that Mathilde is beautiful but married into a small family. Sadly, what she thinks.

She lives in a shabby house, but dreams of a quiet hall; She eats "delicious broth" but dreams of expensive food; She has Loire's care, but dreams of her closest boyfriend; There is a big gap between reality and dreams, which can be described as "the heart is higher than the sky and the life is thinner than paper". Some people say that happiness is a fraction with dreams as the denominator and reality as the numerator. So Mathilde's desire as a denominator is too great, so Mathilde's happiness value is very low, so she lives in pain all day, but this kind of pain is what she asked for, which can be described as self-mutilation.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with a person having desires, dreams and even vanity, but the way is correct. Mathilde just sits and daydreams all day, and it's a bit sad to get something for nothing.

2, a night of crazy addiction, ten years of hard training.

Mathilde borrowed a diamond necklace from his rich girlfriend to attend the dance, which made her cut a dash at the dance and satisfied her inflated vanity to the maximum extent. However, the loss of the necklace forced her to pay off her debts with ten years of austerity and hard work. So she dismissed the maid and moved to her own residence, and her life changed from food and clothing to poverty, and she herself changed from her wife to a princess (an ordinary woman). Only after she paid off all her debts did she know that her lost necklace was fake. For a fake necklace worth only 500 francs, she worked hard for ten years, killing ten years of youth, one night of crazy addiction and ten years of hard work. Is this more pathetic?

Second, reverence for Mathilde.

1, "How brave, dare to face the bleak life"

When the necklace was lost, unfortunately arrival, faced with the compensation of 36,000 francs, Mathilde didn't despair, didn't escape, didn't grovel to his girlfriend, and didn't cheat and buy fakes. But resolutely shoulder the heavy responsibility of repaying huge debts. She resolutely dismissed the maid and took on all the heavy housework herself. She put down the female self-esteem she had cultivated before. "In fruit shops, grocery stores and butcher shops, she fought for the price and was laughed at, saving hard money one copper coin at a time." She is no longer as beautiful as before, "casually holding her hair, wearing a skewed skirt, revealing a pair of red hands, and talking loudly and loudly ..." After ten years of struggle, ten years of unyielding and tenacious, she adhered to the basic morality of being a man, showed extreme loyalty and responsibility to her friends, and effectively safeguarded her minimum dignity as a man. Her loyalty also touched Mrs. Frais, so that Mrs. Frais blurted out the truth without hesitation. (Mrs. Frais is noble and rich, and her vanity should be more carefully maintained. There was no evidence at that time. For vanity, she can keep this secret forever. ) Mathilde's no regrets, honesty and trustworthiness, perseverance and openness are not worthy of our admiration?

2. "Naive and complacent smile" towards life

Ten years ago, Mathilde, who could have lived a quiet and happy life, was upset for no reason because there were too many unrealistic dreams that could not be realized. 10 years ago, Mathilde was afraid that her clothes would be too shabby at the end of the dance and ran away in a hurry. Ten years later, I met Mrs. Frais, who was still young and beautiful in the park. She knew that she was too old to surprise her girlfriend, but she no longer ran away and felt sorry for herself. Instead, she boldly greeted her and used a farmer. Her calm talk and "naive" smile tell us that ten years of suffering have been reduced to ashes, and ten years of suffering have shaped a brand-new Mathilde. Mathilde has created a huge material wealth of "36,000 francs" and a huge spiritual wealth, so that she can no longer indulge in a mirage-like dream as before. Isn't this great change of Mathilde admirable?

Mathilde's image tells us that a person should be able to clearly understand the life he is facing, find himself from the illusory hope as soon as possible, and take his ordinary and meaningful life path step by step.