"Madame Bovary"--A Review

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This paper gives an in-depth character analysis of Emma Bovary, the protagonist in Gustave Flaubert's classic novel "Madame Bovary." The review posits whether Emma is a woman or a child, and considers this thesis through the brief plot summary of the novel. Additionally the review points out Emma's tragic flaws and their consequences. In particular, the paper considers Emma's fascination with luxury and her difficulty in accepting her own reality. The paper compares Emma to Don Quixote.

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"The most significant side of Emma's childishness is connected with her desire to have wild love affairs that would resemble those she had read about in her books. Flaubert himself hints at Emma's child-like behavior, when she begins her relationship with Rodolphe. At first, Emma is absolutely ecstatic, but not with the relationship as such or with Rodolphe, but with the idea that she finally has a lover:..."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Flaubert, Gustave. Madame Bovary: Life in a Country Town. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.
• Thornton, Lawrence. The Fairest of Them All: Modes of Vision in Madame Bovary," in PMLA: Publications of the Modern Language Association. Vol. 93. No. 5.1978, p. 982-91.

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