Chapter 26 Flaubert

Now I come to Flaubert's, which is a milestone in the history of the modern novel.I recently revisited this book, and I have to say that Flaubert's pursuit of absolute objectivity makes the book a little cold and dry, which makes my admiration for it somewhat discounted, but I still think it is a book. A great and powerful book.The characters in the book are depicted delicately and realistically. After reading it, people feel a bit of contempt, but deep compassion, because life is too cruel for those little people.These characters seem so real in Flaubert's pen.Their struggles are so desperate that they become not just themselves but a type.If the novel must contain a certain moral, it is not unimportant to tell people a truth: useless dreams, that is, utopias that cannot be realized, can only bring misfortune.This reminds people of the moral of "Candide"-to deal with what has happened naturally, and to do one's duty with good intentions.