Flaubert took five years to write Madame Bovary because he was lazy and didn't often work
he was an exact and careful writer
he wanted it to be his best novel
his handwriting was very poor
he made a lot of mistakes at first
Flaubert's trial was written about in a series of magazines in 1856
came about because his book wasn't well-written
caused Flaubert to lose popularity in society
took place because his writing offended some people
became the subject of the following novel he wrote
As mentioned in the passage, in the novel Madame Bovary, Flaubert's personal feelings about the middle class are reflected
the character of Emma Bovary is based on a real person
Flaubert wrote about a working class woman who led a revolt
the plot was the attitude of the bourgeoisie towards works of art
Flaubert's scorn for his central character, Emma Bovary, is apparent
92 THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIETY There has been an emphasis, recently, on the possibility that society itself, or the group culture, may be producing the mental illness, emotional instability and distortions of personality which apparently are widespread. Various writers have pointed out that man's basic needs are being extensively thwarted by the demands of society. According to this view, man no longer may be an individual or develop his imagination, reason, and creative powers; and he is prevented, because of society's compartmentalizing, from achieving feelings of relatedness - of loving and being loved. Because of the competitive demands of civilization, man now strives for "things" rather than for his own development. He feels himself to be merely a pawn rather than a contributing member of society. If he rebels, he is subject to punishment by society; but if, on the other hand, he submits, he may become simply a stereotyped, pedestrian member of society and thus lose much of his urge toward creativity and individuality. As an example, the psychologist Erich Fromm suggests that society produces in its members what he calls "a socially patterned defect."
