The author was to show the difference between something real and false, and how our behavior can be affected by our misperception between the two, just as the protagonist's whole life is changed by mistaking false jewels for real. He also wanted to criticize vanity, especially the kind associated with wealth and materialism. To go beyond your means to look pretty, to be excessively concerned about how others perceive you—a perception based on expensive jewelry (in this story) or (in real life) designer jeans or Prada boots, diminishes your own sense of worth, which should be built on character, not what you wear or how you look.
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