“The Selfishness of Mathilde Loisel” In this essay, I will show how the author, Guy De Maupassant, characterizes Mathilde Loisel as a selfish, greedy, and manipulative person who thought only of herself. I will also show how her selfishness affected other characters in the story. My first example of Mathilde Loisel’s selfishness is “She had no clothes, no jewels, nothing. And these were the only things she loved; she felt that she was made …showed first 75 words of 616 total…

…showed last 75 words of 616 total…to visit her under normal circumstances. She was just using Madame Mathilde for her own materialistic gain once again as she has done to Loisel. Obviously, her selfish concept of friendship was based only on her benefiting. In conclusion, the examples I have cited show that Maupassant characterizes Mathilde Loisel as a selfish person. Mathilde’s selfishness affected Loisel and Madame Forestier who were both were selfless. In the end, her selfishness ultimately affected herself.