This is not to say that Charles was the most interesting, or romantic man in the husband drawer. ... Of course, she didn't make it audibly known that she wanted a romantic, beautiful, flowery, smooth living type of life, but she pursued this whenever she saw an opportunity. ... Emma was reading these books that contained the romantic themes that she loved so much way before she even met Charles. ... " This passage is explaining how the outside world and Emma's inside world are very unbalanced. ...

• Word Count: 1202
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Madame Bovary is filled with countless such witticisms passages thick with irony. ... He ruins her romantic expectations for her wedding and instead provides a country wedding complete with pigs, mud, farmers, and practical jokes. Flaubert seems to contrast every one of Emma's romantic expectations with filth. ...

• Word Count: 970
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School