"Madame Bovary": A life that depends on others for everything, and will eventually have nothing

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"Madame Bovary" is a work by the French writer Flaubert, based on the suicide of a village doctor's wife at that time. Flaubert wrote about the process of the heroine Emma's constant degeneration, becoming extravagant and corrupt, and also used Emma's death to reflect the distortion of the society at that time. Although the death of Madame Bovary and Emma was inseparable from the society at that time, Emma also had considerable personal responsibility. Because Emma herself wants to rely on the outside world to satisfy her own desires, rather than strive for and obtain through her own courage. 1. Relying on the point of view of others Although Emma has a certain knowledge and received a certain education, she is not good at thinking. I yearn for the legendary romantic world in the book, but I just accept it blindly, without further in-depth thinking, without constructing my own rich spiritual world. Therefore, when she married a village doctor, she soon couldn't stand the plain rural life, and she was full of yearning for the bustling Paris and other big cities, and was suffering from the current rural life. She never thought about the corruption and unbearableness of those extravagant and flashy lives, but only accepted the positive information she had read and heard by herself. Therefore, Emma can be said to be quite superficial, just blindly accepting, without a certain ability to judge, not to mention building a spiritual world with firmness, sufficiency and power. Therefore, when facing the opinions of others, we must not only learn to accept, but also learn to discriminate. The most important thing is that we need to construct a powerful enough spiritual world to help us correctly identify and choose. Second, after relying on items to paralyze herself, when the merchants in the town flattered Emma and showed her those flashy goods, she bought many expensive clothes, jewelry, etc. on credit. She tried to numb herself with material temporary pleasures, but it was in vain, she still couldn't stand the monotonous life in the countryside. In the end, when Emma was heavily in debt, the expensive clothes, jewelry, lamps, tablecloths, etc. she once bought were worthless when they were finally pawned to the merchants. Faced with the imminent confiscation of her house, she was finally overwhelmed and chose to commit suicide by taking poison. So trying to forget the pain with matter is not only short-lived, but also useless. Although material happiness can bring a moment of happiness, once that moment of happiness is over, the emptiness and loneliness left behind will not diminish. 3. Relying on the power and wealth of others Emma's boring life in the countryside is unbearable, so she is resentful and unhappy towards her husband and herself. When Emma met the Marquis Rodolphe, who was so eloquent and considerate to her, she was seduced by him and became his mistress. Emma took it for granted that Rodolph would When he left with her, Rodolph did not come as promised, but left her a letter of refusal. At this time, Emma realized that Rodolph just wanted to play with her, not really love her. She was seriously ill because of this, and the dullness of rural life made her even more depressed and unhappy. Later, when she and her husband were listening to a drama in a big city, they met Leon, an intern who was once tempted. Leon has lost some of his youth, and has become more mature under the experience of society. In Leon, Emma found the passion of life. So, Emma cheated again and indulged in the joy with Leon. Unexpectedly, after a while, Leon was tired of her. At this time, the businessman also forced her to repay the debt. She went to each of the lovers who had been close to her, but none of them were willing to give her any money. In the case of high debt, she saw the reality clearly and was forced to commit suicide. Emma cheated twice, thinking that she had met true love and that those men could help her get rid of the boring in front of her. However, being deceived and toyed with twice made life even more miserable. Emma complained about life, but she never had the courage to break free with her own strength, but thought of relying on a man's power and wealth. In the final ending, which one of the objects she had tried to rely on extended her hand? Life is your own, you need to be responsible for yourself, don't think about relying on others. Other people's wealth is separated by a layer of film, but their own can be touched and seen. Trying to be dependent on someone never grows, and when someone leaves, you don't know when you're going to fall. What's more, relying on others is habitual. Once you get addicted, you will lose your down-to-earth efforts. Once others get up and leave, they will be blown away. Appropriate dependence on others can improve the intimacy of the relationship between the two parties, but relying on others for everything will hurt yourself. Cleared the reality, but also forced to commit suicide. Emma cheated twice, thinking that she had met true love and that those men could help her get rid of the boring in front of her. However, being deceived and toyed with twice made life even more miserable. Emma complained about life, but she never had the courage to break free with her own strength, but thought of relying on a man's power and wealth. In the final ending, which one of the objects she had tried to rely on extended her hand? Life is your own, you need to be responsible for yourself, don't think about relying on others. Other people's wealth is separated by a layer of film, but their own can be touched and seen. Trying to be dependent on someone never grows, and when someone leaves, you don't know when you're going to fall. What's more, relying on others is habitual. Once you get addicted, you will lose your down-to-earth efforts. Once others get up and leave, they will be blown away. Appropriate dependence on others can improve the intimacy of the relationship between the two parties, but relying on others for everything will hurt yourself. Cleared the reality, but also forced to commit suicide. Emma cheated twice, thinking that she had met true love and that those men could help her get rid of the boring in front of her. However, being deceived and toyed with twice made life even more miserable. Emma complained about life, but she never had the courage to break free with her own strength, but thought of relying on a man's power and wealth. In the final ending, which one of the objects she had tried to rely on extended her hand? Life is your own, you need to be responsible for yourself, don't think about relying on others. Other people's wealth is separated by a layer of film, but their own can be touched and seen. Trying to be dependent on someone never grows, and when someone leaves, you don't know when you're going to fall. What's more, relying on others is habitual. Once you get addicted, you will lose your down-to-earth efforts. Once others get up and leave, they will be blown away. Appropriate dependence on others can improve the intimacy of the relationship between the two parties, but relying on others for everything will hurt yourself.

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Madame Bovary quotes

  • Monsieur Lheureux: Each moment you don't possess what you love is a moment not spent in love. And a heart without love is a heart without a voice. No song, no life.

  • Emma Bovary: I will not remain inert, standing in a fever of despair.

    The Marquis: My dear Emma, you are unrelenting, standing under an apple tree, wishing to smell the scent of orange blossoms. So yes, you are indeed standing in a lost world of illusion. You like to hear the words, but you have no courage to act upon your feelings.