Emma Bovary - 2021 - 6/10

Gustav Flaubert goes on trial for corruption of public morals with his indecent “Madame Bovary”.
Concurrent with the trial, the narrative of the book plays out.
For courtroom drama fans, the jurors are all male.
Emma begins as an innocent, but quickly develops a taste for better things.
Along with men, younger than her adoring, if overworked husband.
Her affairs seem closer to those of “Thérèse Raquin” in heedless carnality.
Glossy, simplified to be sure, but should provide a quick digest for lazy students.