Compare And Contrast Mathilde And Della

In both of the stories “The gift of the Magi” and “The Diamond Necklace” the characters are similar, but also have differences. Della and Mathilde Loisel were vain. They are different because Della is honest, while Mathilde is dishonest. In the stories I learned, as a reader, to be honest with people. The characters, Della and Mathilde, are similar because, they are both vain or care more about their looks and feeling over others. You can tell Della is vain, because in the story is states, “Suddenly she whirled from the window and stood before the glass. her eyes were shining brilliantly but her face had lost its color within twenty seconds.” This shows Della is vain, because if you look in the mirror twice in a twenty second interval and notice you facial color has changed you are caring more about your
From the story you can infer that Della is honest because the author says, “I had my hair cut off and sold because I couldn’t have lived through Christmas without giving you a present.” In my opinion this is her way of getting a weight off of her shoulders instead of trying to hide her cutting off her hair from her husband. You can infer that Mathilde is dishonest because the text states, “Then they went from jeweler to jeweler, searching for a necklace like the other, trying to recall it, both sick with chagrin and grief.” The text also states, “Yes, I have had a pretty hard life, since I last saw you and great poverty-and that because of you!” In my opinion, you can’t blame someone for your hard life if you set yourself up for it. Mathilde lied about purchasing another necklace that looked just like the one she lost and spent her whole life paying off a necklace that was fake in the first place. In the story Della learns that being honest pays off, while Mathilde learned to always be honest no matter what, if not it could ruin your