Perhaps the most interesting thoughts behind “The Indiscreet Jewels,” are the acceptance of the “jewels” speech. The Sultan asks, “when a woman’s mouth and her jewel contradict each other, which should be believed?” And the immediate response by other characters is that the jewel’s speech should be treated as the absolute truth. It associates this unnatural occurrence as knowledgeable understanding of the female body. The actual ability for the jewel to speak is so abnormal, it becomes an assumption of truth. Another plausible response would be to disregard the jewel’s speech as rabble. But people feel it is necessary to create purpose out of everything. This purpose relates to the entire parody of French enlightenment and understanding.
The need to correlate purpose and explanation with phenomenon corresponds with the understanding of imagination in “Power of Imagination”. Since imagination is understood as products of thought based on attributes of fear and apprehension, it shows how imagination is a creation of ideas, which develops into stories such as the indiscreet jewel. I find it interesting how the ring in indiscreet jewels takes a supernatural ring, to identify the necessary judgment and revealing thoughts protected against society. The ring functions as a way to take away “inner thoughts” the one freedom granted to people. The imaginative ring is another source of control granted to the already over-powering sultan.
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