Thursday, April 15, 2010

I don't know exactly, but it could be 1st entry

One point in this first phase of the novel that was very interesting is the difference between Emma, who is the real Madame Bovary, and Charles' mother and his first wife, Heloise. Both Heloise and his mother are petty and not romantic, and Charles' is supposed to be controlled. However, on the other hand, Emma, Charles' second wife is completely opposite. After being raised in a convent, and reading many books of romanticism, Emma is the main character, someone who seems to eventually be the most different one, even for the time period that they are in. The difference between Emma and the other two characters is explicit. It seems that Emma is much more intelligent, however somewhat illuded with her books, while the Charles' mother and Heloise are two characters that doesn't have so much in mind, and are not so smart. An example is the lawyer that stole all of her money, and the relationship that his mother has with his father, which is a very poor one, contrasting with the type of relationship that Emma wants to have, a more romantic one.

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