Seeking Eudaimonia-Emma in Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert: Feminism Existential Study

This research is a Beauvoirian existential feminist study applied to the novel Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. More specifically, the study on Emma focused on her goal of achieving eudaimonia or happiness. By applying the qualitative narrative method, this study focuses specifically on the charac...

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Main Authors: Intan Dewi Savitri, Siti Khusnul Khotimah, Zulfa Rafika Ananda Arifin, Dynand Saifanza Pramesti Putra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Dian Nuswantoro 2023-09-01
Series:Lite: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, dan Budaya
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Online Access:https://publikasi.dinus.ac.id/index.php/lite/article/view/8962
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description This research is a Beauvoirian existential feminist study applied to the novel Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. More specifically, the study on Emma focused on her goal of achieving eudaimonia or happiness. By applying the qualitative narrative method, this study focuses specifically on the characters' existence and life experiences to achieve eudaimonic conditions as they are without being weighed down in the form of normative judgments. This study contains novelty and significance because the focus on existential choices to pursue the eudaimonic conditions has not been widely applied to literary works, which will vary the situational experience and setting. As a result, the elusive eudaimonic state remains unattainable by such existential choices that do not include responsibility.
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spelling doaj.art-5b9a81adadeb4c86b01020ac803e06d12024-04-05T18:28:50ZengUniversitas Dian NuswantoroLite: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, dan Budaya1907-36072548-94882023-09-0119212713910.33633/lite.v19i2.89623662Seeking Eudaimonia-Emma in Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert: Feminism Existential StudyIntan Dewi Savitri0Siti Khusnul Khotimah1Zulfa Rafika Ananda Arifin2Dynand Saifanza Pramesti Putra3Universitas BrawijayaUniversitas BrawijayaUniversitas BrawijayaUniversitas BrawijayaThis research is a Beauvoirian existential feminist study applied to the novel Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. More specifically, the study on Emma focused on her goal of achieving eudaimonia or happiness. By applying the qualitative narrative method, this study focuses specifically on the characters' existence and life experiences to achieve eudaimonic conditions as they are without being weighed down in the form of normative judgments. This study contains novelty and significance because the focus on existential choices to pursue the eudaimonic conditions has not been widely applied to literary works, which will vary the situational experience and setting. As a result, the elusive eudaimonic state remains unattainable by such existential choices that do not include responsibility.https://publikasi.dinus.ac.id/index.php/lite/article/view/8962madame bovaryfeminism existentialism, eudaimonia
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Siti Khusnul Khotimah
Zulfa Rafika Ananda Arifin
Dynand Saifanza Pramesti Putra
Seeking Eudaimonia-Emma in Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert: Feminism Existential Study
Lite: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, dan Budaya
madame bovary
feminism existentialism, eudaimonia
title Seeking Eudaimonia-Emma in Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert: Feminism Existential Study
title_full Seeking Eudaimonia-Emma in Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert: Feminism Existential Study
title_fullStr Seeking Eudaimonia-Emma in Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert: Feminism Existential Study
title_full_unstemmed Seeking Eudaimonia-Emma in Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert: Feminism Existential Study
title_short Seeking Eudaimonia-Emma in Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert: Feminism Existential Study
title_sort seeking eudaimonia emma in madame bovary by gustave flaubert feminism existential study
topic madame bovary
feminism existentialism, eudaimonia
url https://publikasi.dinus.ac.id/index.php/lite/article/view/8962
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