Part one of term paper
There are many downfalls that may happen when one has the desire to be wealthy. This concept is shown in Guy de Maupassant's "The Jewels." Maupassant shows the consequences of this desire by developing characters with lives affected by wealth, by using symbolism and conflicts that represent these consequences, and by introducing an ironic ...

Part two of term paper
... - the desire to be rich. The characters in "The Jewels" are destroyed in some way because they are able to fulfill their desire to be wealthy. This downfall revolves around this problem, causing it to be the antagonist. Lantin's wife is an indirectly described round character. The reader is never told how she feels about wealth, but is shown through her words and actions. "'What can I do? It is my vice. I know you are right, but I can't change my character. I just adore jewels.'"(8) We know ...