Matilda And Markwardt And The Diamond Necklace - 1140 Words

Story and Character Comparison This essay will explore two stories, The Diamond Necklace and The Man Who Had No Eyes. This essay will show the reader the common theme in both of the stories and how those themes affected the characters. The essay will also analyze the two main characters Matilda from The Diamond Necklace and Markwardt form The Man Who Had No Eyes. The essay will analyze the traits of both characters and what traits they share. It seems in both stories if the characters told the truth they wouldn’t have gotten into trouble. When Matilda borrowed the necklace from her friend and lost it but her chose not to tell the friend which forced her to work super hard for the rest of her life. Although Matilda eventually told her†¦show more content†¦It seems that Matilda’s life wasn’t bad at all. It seems that Matilda should have been more grateful for the life she had. Matilda was also very careless. If she thought that the necklace was very expensive, she should have been a lot more careful with the necklace. She should have felt her neck got lighter, which would have indicated that the necklace was no longer on her neck. It seems that Matilda let all of her rich things get to her head and she got distracted. The point is that no body is perfect. Although, Matilda had some good traits she also had some bad traits. In the story The Man Who Had No Eyes, Markwardt lost his eyes. But, the reader could argue that Markwardt didn’t give up at all. When the chemical explosion hit the factory, Markwardt kept on going, he tried to escape. The reader could also say that Markwardt was ungrateful for his life, because he could have died in the explosion, and Markwardt doesn’t see that. All he noticed was that he is blind and he couldn’t do anything about it. The most noticeable character trait about Markwardt is his dishonesty. He lied about his story and how he became a beggar. This is the most noticeable because this lie is what the entire story is based on. The reader can argue that Markwardt lied because he wanted people to feel sorry for him or he lied because he was ashamed of what he did to Mr. Parsons. Markwardt was very negative about his life. It wasn’t his