Blind to her infidelity and unhappiness, Charles loves and cares for Emma, believing her to be the perfect wife, but never truly understanding her.
For instance, under Emma's encouragement, he tries to operate on Hippolyte's club foot, but it develops severe gangrene and another doctor must be called in to amputate the limb. Charles BovaryĬharles is a country doctor of limited ability, incapable of difficult operations. When she realizes she cannot escape her dishonesty and financial problems, Emma commits suicide she prefers death over coming to terms with how she chose to live her life. She has affairs with both Rodolphe and Leon and thus develops massive debts against her husband's property. Her deep desire for passion and extravagance lead Emma into adultery. Emma grows religious and resolves to become a better wife and mother, but these stages too are generally brief. An occasional sense of guilt or memories of her simple childhood and kind father cause Emma, rarely, to re-evaluate her life. Emma has a daughter, Berthe, but does not have any maternal instincts and leaves the child to be raised by the house help.
Throughout her life, Emma dreams of a more romantic, sophisticated, and passionate life, often lapsing into extreme boredom and depression. Educated in a convent and raised in the country, Emma marries Charles Bovary at a young age.
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