Why Does Mathilde Work So Miserably?

Mathilde accepts a cheap attic flat, and does all the heavy housework herself to save on domestic help. Mathilde unrealistic dreams cost her and her husband ten years of their life. Mathilde allows her life to be miserable because of her dreams of great wealth.

Is Mathilde a hard worker?

Mathilde prematurely ages over the years because of her hard manual labor but still finds time to daydream about the lovely ball when she wore the fancy necklace. Mathilde's daydreams indicate that she still values material objects and has not experienced a change in character over the years.

Why was Madame Mathilde so ungrateful?

In Guy de Maupassant's short story "The Necklace," Madame Loisel is ungrateful because she is never satisfied with what she has. She is forever wishing for a more, believing she has been shortchanged by life.