A Controversy of Flaubert’s Madame Bovary during Its Time (267 words, 1 pages)
The reason why Flauberts book was so controversial during his time is because readers thought that he was glorifying adultery and insinuating that French middle-class women were lecherous whores. Another reason for the controversy would be Flauberts scandalous descriptions of Emmas lewd sexual acts, such as Emmas tearing off of ...
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