The Awakening vs. Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, written in 1857 and The Awakening by Kate Chopin, written in 1899, both show the life of two women who unconsciously look forward to accomplishing their dreams but not knowing what it is they are seeking. Edna and Emma, the protagonists of Madame Bovary and The Awakening respectively, are faced with a conflict between external domination and their own free will, which eventually leads them to take their lives. They feel immensely dissatisfied with the lives they had and find suicide to be the only alternative. They differ in their attitudes toward their children, husbands, and lovers. They also have different approaches concerning themselves, their affairs, and society. Although they both commit suicide for similar reasons, they undergo different death scene. In their destruction it shows how their behavior and mood is different. Kate Chopin overall, shows a different point of view to Edna’s purpose in society, where Gustave Flaubert in Madame Bovary, Emma’s image is described as an unstable person who wants illusion to become real. The two books have the theme of imprisonment and free will; yet differ vastly with respect to the desires of the main characters.
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Approximate Word count = 1492
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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