What does "madame Bovary c'est moi" mean?
When Flaubert said, “Madame Bovary, c'est moi,” what he really meant was that Madame Bovary is all of us. Her chronic dissatisfaction with life is humanity's default setting. As a wife, Emma Bovary is your basic nightmare: she lives beyond her means, is perpetually unhappy, and cheats on her husband.Jul 3, 2024
When Flaubert said, “Madame Bovary, c'est moi,” what he really meant was that Madame Bovary is all of us. Her chronic dissatisfaction with life is humanity's default setting. As a wife, Emma Bovary is your basic nightmare: she lives beyond her means, is perpetually unhappy, and cheats on her husband.Jul 3, 2024