A personality disorder is a mental condition in which people do not think regularly nor do they function properly. They may have an irregular relationship with someone due to their misinterpretations on different situations and people. Someone who suffers from a personality disorder may not be aware that they have a problem because that is what they think is right. In the story Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, I have found that many characters have many symptoms of personality disorders. The character that I will focus on is Rodolphe. From what I have read, I can conclude that Rodolphe may have Antisocial Personality Disorder. When a person is antisocial they do not consider the rights or the wrong of anyone. They tend to use their charm to get people close to them. Most people with a disorder do not have all of the symptoms but they do have the majority of them. Rodolphe uses his charm to get close to Emma or Madame Bovary. Of course, someone may wonder, how did Rodolph become antisocial? According to a
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She wants someone who is superior, someone who is in charge. Rodolph owns his own business called “Château La Hachette.” Aside from owning his own business, Rodolph is attractive, rich, he has a sense of power, and he is also smooth of course. He is also a bachelor meaning that he has never been married. Rodolph knows that Emma and Charles are married, he also knows that Emma does not love Charles. Rodolph says “I think he is very stupid. She is tired of him, no doubt. He has dirty nails, he hasn’t shaved in three days…” (91-92). He considers himself to know what a lady likes. Therefore, he feels the need to step in and give Emma his love. This is where I made my conclusion that he is antisocial. Gustave Flaubert describes Rodolph as “brutal temperament and a shrewd intelligence” (91). People who are antisocial are liars and they are
She wants someone who is superior, someone who is in charge. Rodolph owns his own business called “Château La Hachette.” Aside from owning his own business, Rodolph is attractive, rich, he has a sense of power, and he is also smooth of course. He is also a bachelor meaning that he has never been married. Rodolph knows that Emma and Charles are married, he also knows that Emma does not love Charles. Rodolph says “I think he is very stupid. She is tired of him, no doubt. He has dirty nails, he hasn’t shaved in three days…” (91-92). He considers himself to know what a lady likes. Therefore, he feels the need to step in and give Emma his love. This is where I made my conclusion that he is antisocial. Gustave Flaubert describes Rodolph as “brutal temperament and a shrewd intelligence” (91). People who are antisocial are liars and they are