In Madame Bovary, Emma has a certain romantic aspect similar to Flaubert that is a longing for things to be perfect. ... Flaubert is quoted as having said "Madame Bovary c"est moi", "I am Madame Bovary", meaning that he, himself was possessed the same romantic traits as Emma. ... Madame Bovary is written in the tradition of combining a realistic portrayal of society with a formalistic desire to create a new way of life in much the same way Degas and Manet attempted to paint the mediocrity of modern life without becoming vulgar themselves. ... A combination of naturalism and aestheticism, Ma...

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A central theme in Flaubert's novel, Madame Bovary, is that of reality versus illusion. In this story, Emma Bovary attemptstoescape the mundane of normal life to fulfill her fantasies. ... Thus, through the course of her life, Madame Bovary changes from a woman content with her marriage to a women who rebels against the conventions of her society to a women whose life is so chaotic to the point that she commits suicide. Indeed, Madame Bovary's life is like a mirror that reflects upon her early childhood. Emma Bovary found pleasure in the things around her that quenched her boredom wh...

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Emma, the Antithesis of Victorianism The novel Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert takes place in France during the mid-1800s. ... This brought about a lot of opposition and people like Emma Bovary who realized "that a -------- Emma Bovary read romantic novels that told stories of great wealth and happiness. ... It all began with a man by the name of Charles Bovary who was becoming a doctor. ... Madam Bovary is a novel that depicts a women that breaks her Victorian ways in the pursuit of the glamorous life that was elaborated in her novels. ...

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