'Madame Bovary'

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This paper reviews and discusses the book 'Madame Bovary' by Gustave Flaubert. The paper reports that this novel so scandalized the moral fiber of public prosecutors of the time, that a court suit was brought against it. According to the paper, while the book narrates intense desire and pursuit for wealth, romance and social status, it also exposes the unstable and unsettling place of women in society during time period of the book, which ultimately puts an end to Madam Bovary's intense pursuit and wild indiscretions.

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"Her third opportunity is Rodolphe Boulanger, a wealthy landowner to whom Emma is only one in a string of mistresses. He is calculating, selfish and manipulative. He designs the seduction of Emma with strategic precision, runs an affair with her and leaves her when he gets bored of her romantic fancies and emotional demands. He represents the fulfillment of the rest of her intense dreams of wealth and class. She has the body and sensual means for it for a while, but her misplaced romantic ideals and demands do not fit the designs of Rodolphe, especially when she becomes indiscreet. Her beauty and the risks and excitement of adultery make her desirable to Rodolphe to feed his ego, but not her desires and personal requirements. Like Leon, Rodolphe has the options, which Emma does not have in a society, which puts women at a disadvantage and at the pleasure of men."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Flaubert, Gustave. Hall, Geoffrey, trans. Madame Bovary (1857). Paperback. Oxford World's Classics, June 2, 2005

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