![]() ![]() This indelible portrait of a beautiful woman’s aching lust for more-more romance, more glamour, more fun-and her resulting tragic demise, is widely considered one of the finest novels ever written. Emma suffers from ill health and a nervous condition Flaubert also suffered from poor health and may have had epilepsy.One of the world’s most celebrated novels, soon to be a major motion picture starring Mia Wasikowska Similarly, Flaubert became fixated at a young age upon an older woman, with whom he fantasized about having a romantic relationship for many years. Emma Bovary becomes obsessed with an idealized version of romantic love. Their dissimilar lives represent irony, but because they are so different Flaubert's comment probably meant that he and his character shared many of the same wants and struggles. On the contrary, the reclusive Flaubert spent most of his time living in solitude. Last, Emma endures and unhappy marriage and seeks out lovers. Also, Emma dreams of becoming sophisticated and cosmopolitan, while Flaubert moved in the highest literacy circles in Paris. ![]() Emma Bovary's father is an uneducated farmer, whereas Flaubert's father was a respected and wealthy doctor. First off this might seem ridiculous the situations of Flaubert's life have nothing in common with those he created for his most famous character. Gustave Flaubert once said, "Madame Bovary c"est moi" ("Madame Bovary is me"). ![]() By combining ironic romanticism and literal realistic narration, Flaubert captures his characters and their struggles more than he would be able to by relying mostly on the literal or the romantic. Flaubert's use of irony contributes to the character development of Madame Bovary and other characters in the novel. In Madame Bovary Flaubert's use of irony is exceptionally vivid. Overwhelmed by debts hidden from her unsuspicious husband, faced by sudden demands for repayment, disillusioned in love, rejected by everybody who might help her, she commits suicide by poisoning herself with arsenic. Her first adultery is with a ruthless philander and then with a spineless younger man. Madame Bovary is the story of a young peasant woman who grew up in a convent, marries a dull man and commits adultery. Flaubert's Use of Irony in Madame Bovary. ![]()
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