Why Babette Spent 10,000 frances

What was Babette's job?  She took care of the sisters after their father died.  Thats not all she did though. Babette changed the way the people of the sisters' community thought.  They have never felt emotions from the food they ate.  After eating the dinner Babette prepared, the people began to think differently and recall the good times they had.  Babette accepted the goal of preparing a meal that would change the way the community went about their day.  Before the feast they have never had such strong and such elegant food.  The food was so delicious that they could not help but show their happiness as they ate the foods.  Babette did not want to spend the 10,000 frances she won from the lottery on the meal as a token of appreciation, but rather to please the people of the community in a way they have never been pleased before, in a way that would allow each member to appreciate the pleasures of eating rich foods that are made with love.