Fantasy of Book(Madame Bovary)
In the novel, Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert uses a very descriptive style of writing in order to mock bourgeois life in nineteenth century France, to portray the dangers of fantasy, and to reveal the effects of self-delusion. Continually, the author uses the heroine, Emma, and the other elements in the novel in a way that forces the reader to realize the emptiness of modern life and to eventually identify with the heroine\'s search for ecstasy. Throughout the course of Madame Bovary, Flaubert uses books as a means of escape from the boredom of reality. Constantly, Emma attempts to make her life into a novel, fashioning herself a life not based in reality but fantasy. By examining this observation, one is able to come to a greater understanding of the thematics of the novel. Ultimately, Emma\'s active decisions are based more and more on her fantasies, preventing her from making rational decisions. It is these decisions, fed by the novels that she reads, to which she falls victim. Books play a major role in how Emma thinks, acts, and perceives reality. In the convent, her first form of confinement, Emma surrounds herself in books and stories as a means of escape from reality. In order to prevent her boredom, she
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Approximate Word count = 1338
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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