Part one of term paper
Often, people fantasize a world in which all their goals and aspirations come true. In Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary, Emma is a woman with dull expectations of life, which gives her a desire to control her surroundings. She creates many illusions due to her tedious life, which are dashed to pieces as they encounter reality. Ultimate ...

Part two of term paper
... her farm, which were out of place in a commoners’ farm. “A large dunghill extended along the buildings; liquid manure oozed from it and, among the hens and turkeys, five or six peacocks, considered luxuries in Caux farmyards, were foraging on top” (Flaubert 37). To escape from this lifestyle, she went to a convent, where she created many of her illusions. She and the other girls would go to an old maid to hear fantastic stories about “love, lovers, mistresses, persecuted women… gentle ...