Today’s interactive oral helped develop my understanding of the cultural and contextual considerations of the work by making me second guess my opinions on the titular character, Madame Emma Bovary. We discussed whether or not the issues in Emma Bovary's life are caused by herself, or whether or not they were caused by society. Before today, my opinion on Emma was that she was an incredibly unlikable character with a severe lack of redeeming qualities, but after our discussion it became apparent that she was not solely to blame.
Through discussion centered heavily around the patriarchal society of 19th century France that Emma finds herself in, we saw that she is quite limited to what she is able to do as a woman. Many of the choices she
Through discussion centered heavily around the patriarchal society of 19th century France that Emma finds herself in, we saw that she is quite limited to what she is able to do as a woman. Many of the choices she