I thought that Mathilde's priorities were a little askew, but I feel she realized that near the end of the book. I understand why she felt she had to impress everyone, all her friends were living "the american dream" and she at leased wanted to make it seem like she was aswell. Mathlide was infact greedy at the beginning of the story, but she learned her lesson at the end. Having to work countless years of your life, because you did not want to own up to what you did, is rediculous. If she had confessed right away to Mdme Forester, they would have figured something out together. Mathilde was so desperately looking to live the American dream, that she would put herself through anything to gain the apperance that she is important and rich. She learned her lesson at the end, though. She had gone from upper-middle class, to way below the poverty line. In theory, everyone should at leased understand why she did some of the things she did. She had surrounded herself with friends that were infact living the American dream. They were rich, powerful, and everything she wanted to be. As you can certainly see in the story, Mathilde just wants it to seem like she is living the dream, but clearly she is not.
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