Wednesday, October 22, 2008
JZ's blog
Before I begin my analysis of the club foot surgery, I feel that I must impart to you my disposition towards the book. It was alright, but lacked the action that I usually seek when choosing a novel. Anyways, during a time when Emma felt Charles to be a plebe and very incompetant (although she always does), Emma endorses Charles' attempt at this surgery. Homais believes that this surgery will bring Bovary much fortune, success, and celebrity status, and Emma would always appreciate a more competant and eminent status. As Charles fails, and Hippolyte contracts gangreen, Emma believes Charles more incompetant than ever. This ultimately leads Emma back to Rodolphe. Hippolyte needs his leg amputates, and is a constant reminder, throughout the remainder of the book, of Charle's incompetance. The fact that Hippolyte was more agile with his club foot than most men are on two feet, further reinforces the notion that Charles is an incompetant doctor and a fool.
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Dude, come on!! I found this book pretty funny, but I will admit that some of the descriptions, say of rooms, get extremely dull and boring. The club-foot scene was one of entertainment for me. I enjoyed it and found it particularly funny. Emma sucks, she's the bitch who urged Charles on to do it. And yes, Charles may be a loser but he's so funny, and you gotta feel bad for him because of his awful choice in picking women.
Charles' incompetence is certainly of staggering proportions (think of all those unread books he keeps in his office--he's not even a 'real' doctor. Is this part of the challenge Flaubert faces--making such dull-witted characters seem interesting? Do we all require Walker's sick sense of humor?
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