# Emma Bovary — Madame Bovary character guide

> Emma Bovary in Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Mademoiselle Emma, Mademoiselle d’Andervilliers, Madame Bovary junior

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-ii

## Who they are

The protagonist, a romantic and dissatisfied woman whose desires lead her into debt and affairs.

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