In Madame Bovary, Flaubert pays close attention to minute details such as Emma's wedding dress, windows, cigar case, and flowers. ... In contrast with, at the end of chapter four, he ends it with, "When they left Tostes in the month of March, Madame Bovary was pregnant." ... Flowers are also used as a symbolic device in Madame Bovary. ... Flaubert makes Madame Bovary an interesting book by paying close attention to seemingly small details and loading them with symbolism. ... Even Emma Bovary herself is used as an object thus loosing her identity and self-respect by reducing herself to mer...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the novel, Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert uses the motif of windows to highlight Emma's desires, limitations, and corruption. ... Windows in the novel, Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, convey different aspects of Emma's life, such as her desires, limitations, and corruption. ...

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The Piano written by Jane Campion and Madame Bovary written by Gustave Flaubert both express the joy and sorrow of life through the protagonist. ... However, Madame Bovary shows joy through Emma's affairs with Rodolphe and Léon and the Viscount who represented a life she could never have. ... The father of Emma's child, Berthe, was her husband Charles Bovary. ... (Page 86) Emma Bovary is portrayed in the novel as materialistic. ...

• Word Count: 1692
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School