Desires to Destruction
... " - James Halliwell Desires to Destruction Gustave Flaubert’s masterpiece Madame Bovary displays a disillusioned woman named Emma whose aristocrat ideas destroy her marriage and family. ... Emma’s desire to live for passion lead her to lack respect for her husband, lack maternal skills, and lead her to her own destruction. ... Emma Bovary’s journey to self-destruction began with her tragic childhood. ... In addition to her new birth of passionate desires, she began to yearn to live an aristocratic life, “She wished that she had lived in some old manor like those long-waisted ladies of manor who spent their days under the trefoil of pointed arches. ... One of the most crucial events that lead Emma to her destruction was the visit to Vaubyessard. ... Emma lacks respect for her husband because of her passionate desires with Rodolphe and Leon. In summary, Emma’s desire to live for passion lead to her own destruction, lack maternal skills and lack respect for her husband.