The phrase “bareheaded” was also used at the beginning when Emma is looking out the window which served as a symbol that separates the upper class from the lower class. The significance of stating that the beggar is “bare-headed” is used to further shatter Emma’s illusions of living the upper class lifestyle that she fools herself into thinking she has. She becomes filled with anxiety because she is no longer in her bubble, far above sin and poverty. However, upon seeing the beggar she is yanked back unwillingly to reality. Her mind is only focused on the thought of her beloved Léon and she cries out “sweet words and kisses that were lost in the wind” (pg, 262). She would draw back with a cry” In this scene, Emma is in the Hirondelle on her way back from one of her many trips to see Léon. Such an example of this is on page 263 “Sometimes he would suddenly appear behind Emma, bare-headed. Every time she reaches for something that should be unattainable to her, the blind beggar is there to express the uneasiness Emma is feeling. She spends so much of her time desperately reaching for that which she can not have that she forgets to take the time to enjoy what she does have.

This ultimately will end up ruining her life.

Emma Bovary experiences constantly changing emotions throughout the entire novel but the underlying characteristic that doesn’t change about her is her inability to be content.

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