Greed in The Necklace

Greed. The desire for more and the one thing that keeps the economies of today running. We are constantly being bombarded with images of things that we can attain that once we possess them we are supposed to make us feel happier and more fulfilled than ever before. Greed is an insatiable need for more, where more is never enough. Greed can never be satisfied, once you attain your hearts desire another desire takes it's …

…of the necklace and their decision to replace it would have such a destructive effect on their situation. Therefore, the next time you are looking at your neighbours car covetously, the next time you think to yourself that should have been me, the next time you wish for your life to be better, recall the fate of poor Mathilde Loisel and the consequences of her greed and remember life always gives you what you deserve.