Wilkie Collins depicts a cursed diamond in The Moonstone, this Victorian-era detective fiction book is still recognized globally. Although this novel was written in the nineteenth century, Collin effortlessly distinguished the novel for viewers of all ages. The novel is not only a crime novel but also contains some elements of action and romance. Collins not only writes novels but also poetry and has been recognized internationally for all of his work. Collins can easily characterize all his characters in the novel. There are many contradictory aspects of Moonstone, but the most fascinating one is to view the novel with a psychological approach. The reason is because in the novel Franking Blake unconsciously steals the cursed diamond from his beloved Rachel. This novel is mainly about a diamond that was cursed when it was stolen from its Hindu temple. The diamond was also the most expensive diamond in existence at that time. The diamond is said to curse anyone who receives and keeps it and will bring unhappiness into their life. The curse is shown to be true throughout the novel. For example, the relationship between Rachel and Franklin Blake, although they loved each other, the moonstone only brought unhappiness into their lives. Despite the love between Rachel and Franklin Blake, the stone cursed their lives, the moonstone is best understood as a curse, because both of these individuals took possession of the diamond, their love and friendship was cursed until until the diamond was returned to its sacred Hindu temple. The diamond belongs to a Hindu religion, which worshiped and praised it. Moonstone was so extremely profitable that some members of society in… middle of paper… due to the generosity of the donor rather than his rapacity” (Blumberg 4). This is why at the end of our novel the stone was returned to its Hindu temple. Works Cited "Moonstone" by Blumberg I. Collins: The Victorian Novel as Sacrifice, Theft, Gift, and Debt. Studies in the novel [online serial]. Summer2005 2005; 37(2): 162.Available from: MasterFILE Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 3, 2012.Collins, Wilkie. "The moonstone." New York: The Century Co, 1904. 3-515. The English human comedy. LitFinder. Network. April 2, 2012.Duncan, Ian. "The Moonstone, the Victorian Novel, and the Imperialist Panic." Modern Language Quarterly 55.3 (1994): 297. Education research completed. Network. April 3, 2012.Gooch, Joshua. “Narrative Work in Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone.” LIT: Literary Interpretation Theory 21.2 (2010): 119-143. Academic research completed. Network. April 3. 2012.