Compare and contrast the grandmother in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and Mathilde in “The Necklace,” paying particular attention to theme as well as setting and/or characterization, and make an argument about the pitfalls of pride.

Compare and contrast the grandmother in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and Mathilde in “The Necklace,”  paying particular attention to theme as well as setting and/or characterization, and make an argument about the pitfalls of pride.