Category: Madame Bovary

Feudal Society in Madame Bovary Following the French Revolution, the French feudal society came to an end and the bourgeoisie middle-class emerged. A prominent novel from this time period is Gustave Flauberts Madame Bovary. He tells the story of Emma, a young woman who dreams of love and prosperity. Nonetheless, Emmas bourgeois aspirations are unattainable…

Madame Bovary: Dissatisfaction of the Nineteenth Century Woman In Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert, the novel explores the themes of love and marriage, the unrealistic ideals of women, and the resulting dissatisfaction she faces due to these themes. As a child, Emma fully immerses herself into the world of romance novels consequently leading her to…

Symbolism Imagery And Allegory In Flaubert’s Madame Bovary In the novel Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, Ive noticed some stylistic features that he had used in the novel, those stylistic features are symbolism, imagery, allegory, and imaginary. With Emmas appearance, it uses the stylistic features of symbolism, imagery, and allegory by how she transgresses, becoming…

Gender Roles And Feminism In Madame Bovary In Gustave Flauberts Madame Bovary, he illustrates the realistic struggle of a womans life in the mid-eighteen hundreds when Bourgeois women lived restricted lives. The heroine Emma Bovary rebels against the traditional behaviour of a woman, by portraying herself as the opposite. Through various masculine modes, specifically, her…

Fantasy And Reality In Madame Bovary By Gustave Flaubert When analysing Madam Bovary as a character, it is important investigate all facets. This will not only ensure a greater understanding of her actions, but will give a more informed decision for the extent to which Emma deserves sympathy. Gustave Flaubert uses Madame Bovary to express…

The Image Of Women In The Nineteenth Century In Flaubert’s Madame Bovary Women in society have always been seen as inferior to men. With that being said, there has always been a social construct that men have more power and responsibility than women. In Madame Bovary (1857) Gustave Flaubert manages to show how Emma is…

Feminism In Zola’s Thérèse Raquin And Flaubert’s Madame Bovary The representation of gender in the works of both Zola’s Thérèse Raquin and Flaubert’s Madame Bovary could, on the surface, be considered to hold more similarities than differences. The situation of the young wife, a focal point in both novels, is especially crucial and how the…

Madame Bovary and Gossip Girl: Similarities and Differences Gossip Girl is a TV drama series based on the book sequel of novelist Cecily Von Ziegesar. Von Ziegesar, wrote her first novel, at 2004 and her starting point was her private school days. Then 2007 the book series become a TV novella in the same name…

Madame Bovary as an Example of Literary Realism Literary realism is a part of the realist art movement that started in 19th century France and lasted until the early 20th century. It began as a reaction to the romanticism and the rise of bourgeoisie in Europe and it sought to convey a truthful and objective…

Monsieur Lheureux, Madame Bovary and Shylock: Comparative Analysis Monsieur Lheureux and Shylock are merchants that possess three common negative character traits: greed, jealousy, and uncharitable. Being both from the same occupation, their lives revolve around money. They purposely target citizens for their motives. Monsieur Lheureux in Gustave Flauberts, Madame Bovary and Shylock in William Shakespeares,…