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This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of reading in "Madame Bovary". The argument is made that reading symbolizes the disparity between Romantic ideals and the reality of life. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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aspects of Flauberts narrative in fact directly target the perceived deficiencies of aesthetic Romanticism, alternately dismissing them as absurd or revealing inherent "dangers" in the Romantic point of view. One
of the most direct and revealing ways in which Flaubert attacks the Romanticist ideology is through the character of Emma. Emma is an avid reader of Romantic novels, despite protestations
from those around her that she will gain unrealistic expectations; of course, these predictions come true and Emmas attempts to invoke scenes of Romantic idealism in real life are met
with the tragedy of naturalistic disparity. This paper will explore how Flaubert uses the motif of novel reading as a way to emphasize the disparity that exists between Romantic ideals
and reality, and how such a disparity might cause harm to ones life. This paragraph helps the student provide a context for reading in Flauberts novel. In order to understand
why the reading of novels is treated the way it is in "Madame Bovary", one must understand certain key facts about Flauberts time and place. When the book was first
written, it was nearly banned due to fear that the depiction of extramarital affairs would have a deleterious effect upon the morality of anyone who read the work, particularly women
(Leonard 2010, p. 10). Such a fear stemmed from the then-popular conception that "literate women should conform to the angelic ideal but, because [they] read... perilously slide, like Emma, into
the region of adultery, addiction, and forbidden desire" (Leonard 2010, p. 10). In other words, social critics were worried the book would have the same effect upon readers that the
books Emma Bovary reads in the text have upon her. Indeed, Emma is presented as a girl with a "lack of conscience and moral blindness", who believes wholeheartedly in Romantic
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