Bovary discussion questions

Below, ask three discussion questions about Madame Bovary; briefly answer at least one question (one of yours or someone else's). 

Madame Bovary & The Great Gatsby

Compare the following quote spoken by Daidy in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby with the passage from Madame Bovary we discussed in class. How are Daisy and Emma's sentiments about their children similar and/or different?
"Listen, Nick; let me tell you what I said when she was born ... It'll show you how I've gotten to feel about - things. Well, she was less than an hour old and Tom was God knows where. I woke up out of the ether with an utterly abandoned feeling, and asked the nurse right away if it was a boy or a girl. She told me it was a girl, and so I turned my head away and wept. 'All right,' I said, 'I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool - that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool'" (Fitzgerald, 16-17).

Madame Bovary: Setting

In a one-page response, examine the significance of where the story takes place, especially given the shift in setting between Part I and Part II. How does the setting reflect or influence Emma's life, attitude, or emotion? What might the setting symbolize? Share your response on the class blog.