Résumé
The novel tells the tragic story of Emma Bovary, the wife of a country doctor, Charles Bovary.
Emma, a romantic and imaginative woman, yearns for a life of luxury and passion she reads about in novels, a stark contrast to her provincial, mundane existence. Her dissatisfaction leads her into a series of adulterous affairs, first with a wealthy landowner and then with a law clerk.
As her affairs and extravagant spending spiral out of control, she finds herself in immense debt and emotional turmoil.
The story explores themes of societal constraints, disillusionment, and the destructive power of romantic ideals.