Essays on Madame Bovary
At a time where the French society repressed female thought and relegated women’s roles to household chores, Gustave Flaubert crafted his fortuitous masterpiece. Although he scorned the likes of realism, Flaubert crafted his work based on the popular desire for a bourgeoisie lifestyle and the heightening discontent among the working class in 18th century France....
Charles Bovary is a young student who comes from a rough family. His mother is obsessed with him as she wants him to make a name for himself, so she spoils him. His father is a man who failed in his career and is unfaithful to his wife. Despite being spoiled, Charles has the traits...
In this paper, I would like to analyse the ideas of what women should be like and what men should be like. Basically, it is the old question: what constitutes of feminine behaviour and what constitutes of masculine behaviour? What is acceptable for a man to do and what is acceptable for a female to...