Theme of the story "The Umbrella" by Guy de Maupassant.
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Explanation:
Summary
This story begins with a detailed description of the main character, Madame (Mme.) Oreille. We see that, 'She {is} a little woman of about forty, very active, rather hasty, wrinkled, very neat and tidy, and with a very short temper.' In addition, she's extremely thrifty, which means she never spends money excessively. Along with her short temper, thrift is her central character trait. In fact, she hates spending money at all, even though she and her husband are not poor. They have no children and a very respectable income.
One day Monsieur (M.) Oreille comes home and asks his wife to buy him a new umbrella. His old one is worn out and patched, and his coworkers continually make fun of him for it. She buys him the cheapest one she can, and his coworkers make fun of him even more. So he comes home and angrily demands that she buy him a silk one and bring him the receipt so he knows she spent around 20 francs on it. She is very angry, and tells him that it had better last him at least five years.
Answer:
The overarching theme, or topic, of the story is thrift and when it is acceptable to spend money. Mme. Oreille thinks that it is never really acceptable to spend money, and that as little money should be spent as possible (assuming it is her own money)
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