Abstract
The article analyzes the convergence between French literature, though a masterpiece of world literature, Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, and the Romanian short story Haia Sanis by Mihail Sadoveanu. Both texts follow the Bovaric literary phenomenon. Moreover, Bovarism can also be seen as a pathology, and the sources can be both social and psychological in nature. If we deeply analyze the social aspect, we will discover that the presence of the village is a common point in both texts, which causes weal personalities characterized by Bovaric action and thinking. In the view of both female characters (Emma Bovary and Haia Sanis), vice is the antonym of boredom. This idea is basically generated by a uniform life lived in the middle of a village. This aversion to reality felt by the female characters is caused by the environment where they live, so they try to feel freedom by living a life without morals and principles as a response to collective thinking. Further, by applying feminist theories, we can prove that another cause for this behavior is the patriarchal system, due to the fact that in both texts, men are more privileged than women, especially because they can work, while women are forced to stay at home and to perceive reality through an overly romantic lens, based on hearing or reading love stories.
Published Version
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call