She complained that she had been suffering from dizzy spells since the beginning of the season and asked if ocean bathing would help
her .......... She would adore living in the city even if only in the winter, although the country was possibly even more boring in the
summer because of the long days. Her voice reflected her various topics of conversation. Flaubert, 1964:44-45
When Charles does not give any attention to Emma about living in a city, she does not give up. She tries to keep asking her husband. She is brave
to voice what she wants in her life. Finally, after she constantly complains about Tostes, Charles responds to Emma. He thought seriously about
setting up his practice elsewhere. Flaubert, 1964: 83 From the evidence above, it can be concluded that Emma is an
assertive woman. She keeps trying to reveal her feeling by talking to Charles to get the solution. Emma is active to make Charles listen to her
words carefully.
b. Adventurous
Emma is a picture of an adventurous woman. Normally, a marriage always bring happiness toward both husband and wife, but it does not
happen to her. Her dissapointment toward her husband makes her looks for her true love. It can be seen when Emma is the right person whom she needs
in her life. “I’ve been patient for four years now and look how I’m suffering
We shpuld be ab;e to declare a love like ours to the world They’re torturing me. I can’t stand it anymore. Save me”
Flaubert,1964:190
Her marriage with Charles makes her feels depressed. To solve that problem she wants to runaway with Rodolphe, her lover. But in fact,
Rodolphe leaves her and makes her heart broken. After Rodolphe left Emma, it does not make her give up to find her
another true love. According to her, Leon is another perfect man. He is taller, handsome, more charming, slightly out of focus. She wants to have
him and thinks that live with him will make her life better than before. She tries so many ways to have Leon. It can be seen when finally Emma can
easily make love with Leon in a moving cab. Flaubert, 1964: 131 Emma’s speech and her reaction above indicates that she is an
adventurous woman. When she is not comfortable with her life, she is willing to take risks and try new ideas.
c. Dreamy
At the age of fifteen, Emma likes very much to read some novels, most of them tells about love. This habbit is not good for her because of her
age at that time is too young to read such kinds of books. It makes her become a dreamer and has high fantasy about love.
“She wished that she had lived in some old manor, like those long- waisted ladies of the manor who spent their days under the trefoil of
pointed arches, elbows on rampart and chin in hand, watching a cavalier with a white feather emerge from the horizon on a galloping
black charger.” Flaubert, 1964:57
Emma’s habbit to read such romantic books influence her in her way of thinking. Not only has fantasy about love, she also has a fantasy of her
wedding. She dreaming that her wedding day will be very beautiful and
