It functions to arouse the reader's interest in the main character. It is a part of Charles' character that he is not even aware of why he went so often to see his patient. It might even be said that he was surprised when his wife accused him of going solely to see Mademoiselle Emma.
Denied of the privilege of seeing her, Charles determined that he could then justifiably love her at a distance. Again, note that Charles' present wife is such a shrew, is so bad and so demanding and so ugly "Her dresses hung on her bony frame. Thus Charles' miserable experiences with his first wife prepare him to be so indulgent and yielding to Emma later in his life. The reader who is not aware of Flaubert's method of evoking a scene is missing a large measure of the greatness of this novel.
The reader should select a passage, such as Charles' arrival at his patient's house, and examine the careful way in which Flaubert makes you feel this scene. His choice of language and careful description paints an accurate description of what he is writing about. The technique that Flaubert uses may be compared to that of a camera coming slowly in for a close shot and then moving subtly away for another shot.
Previous Chapter 1. Next Chapter 3. Removing book from your Reading List will also remove any bookmarked pages associated with this title. After observing Charles on his first day at school, we follow him as he grows up. Despite the ridiculous way she spoils him, Charles remains an unremarkable child—good-natured, but lazy and unimaginative. Eventually, his parents send him off to medical school, where he regularly skips classes and plays dominoes instead of studying.
His laziness causes him to fail his first attempt at the medical exam, a failure concealed from his father until years later. After retaking the exam, he passes and becomes a doctor. His mother arranges for him to practice in the village of Tostes.
She also finds him a wife—Heloise Dubuc, a wealthy widow, years older than Charles. Heloise gives Charles little love but plenty of nagging and scolding. One night, Charles is called from his bed at 4 a. Struck by her beauty, he returns to visit her father, Rouault, far more often than necessary while his leg heals. LitCharts Teacher Editions.
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