💔Emma's desire for romanticized love and passion leads to perpetual dissatisfaction in her marriage and other relationships.
💼Emma's infidelities and spending reflect her attempts to claim power and rebel against her confinements as a woman in 19th-century France.
🪟Windows symbolize Emma's longing for a different life outside the limitations of her small town and marriage.
⚰️The motif of death, paralleling Emma's deteriorating hope and morality, foreshadows her tragic end.
🖋️Gustave Flaubert uses symbols and motifs, such as the blind beggar, wedding bouquet, and material objects, to reflect the psychological states of the characters.