The Days of Old

Thank you very much for rereading my review. I really appreciate it. :) I do however, respectfully disagree with your opinion of my review and I've listed the reasons below.

The following line is my opinion of Maupassant's story: This is a story that has stood the test of time and is as relevant today as when Maupassant wrote it in the late nineteenth century.

When I state that Mathilde is unhappy with her lot in life, that is my opinion. No where in the story does it say that she is unhappy. She is portrayed as someone who believes she deserves a better life than the one she has, again the story does not say this, it is just my opinion.

When I say that the shame that she feels about her own financial and social status is something that many people can understand and that the difference is that most people are unwilling to make the sacrifices made by Mathilde and her husband for one night of pleasure, these are purely my thoughts about this story.

When I explain the set...