Mathilde
Loisel is an extremely superficial, materialistic woman who wishes that she could live the
luxurious life of an aristocrat. Mathilde resents marrying a humble clerk at the Ministry of
Public Instruction and continually fantasizes about becoming wealthy. She is unhappy with her
current lifestyle and is extremely self-conscious about her social status.
When Mathilde's husband cheerfully tells her that they have been invited
to a ball at the Ministry's palace, she responds with disdain and throws the invitation on the
ground. She proceeds to lament about owning only one dress and tells her husband
to give his invitation to someone whose wife is "better equipped" than she. Mathilde
then requests four hundred francs to buy a nice dress and visits Madame Forestier to borrow a
diamond necklace.
Overall, Mathilde Loisel is initially upset at the news of
being invited to the palace ball because she does not own the expensive attire or jewelry that
she believes she deserves to make such an appearance. Mathilde's reaction reveals that she is
both superficial and extremely ungrateful.
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