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Madam Loisel Research Paper
Cydnie Hardy
Mrs. Bushnell
English 1 Honors
3 December 2011
Della vs. Madam Loisel Have you ever wondered about the reasoning’s people have for doing what they do, or acting how they act? Well, Della and Madam Loisel both have reasons for their actions, but their reasons are dramatically different from each other’s. While Della is very unselfish, grateful, and open minded, Madam Loisel on the other hand is selfish, ungrateful, and closed minded Della is a very unselfish and loving woman. She sacrificed her beautiful long hair, which she treasured very near and dear to her heart, to get her husband a nice gift for Christmas. Unlike Madam Loisel who made her husband buy her something very expensive for her own greedy and self centered reasons. Madam Loisel doesn’t care about anyone else but herself, where as Della would go to the ends of the Earth to make her husband happy because of how much she loves him. …show more content…
She sees and has realized that having someone you love, love you back unconditionally is much more rewarding than having a diamond necklace or a big, over the top, fancy dress while Madam Loisel is sitting on her window seat sulking and complaining about all the things she doesn’t have. Nothing is ever good enough for her and she just wants more and more. She doesn’t seem to appreciate any of the many things her husband does for her, and how much he truly loves her. She doesn’t take the time and look at the things she has to be grateful for in her life, making her so much more ungrateful than
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