Madame Bovary is a novel written by French writer Flaubert.
The work tells the story of Emma, a peasant woman with aristocratic education. She looked down on her husband Bovary, who was a rural doctor, and dreamed of legendary love. However, her double deception did not bring her happiness, but made her the object of usury. In the end, she was heavily in debt and had no choice but to commit suicide by taking poison.
What is written here is a very common peach incident in life and literary works, but the author's brush strokes perceive a sensitive area that others have not yet touched. Emma's death is not only her own tragedy, but also the tragedy of that era. The author describes the process of the protagonist's emotional degeneration with delicate brushstrokes, and tries to find the social root of this tragedy.
Madame Bovary not only marks a turning point in the history of French novels in the19th century, but also influences the evolution and development of this literary genre in the world for more than a century.