- All's Well That Ends Well
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In this passage, the narrator describes Flaubert’s protagonist, Félicité Barette, for the first time in the narrative. The language in the description paints a picture of a cold, meticulous woman, one who appears aged (even in her youth) and “wooden” in her movements. Though many of these phrases point to physical features, they coincide with Félicité s principles and personality. She is a person of strong moral fortitude and considerable wisdom, both of which are easily associated with “woodenness”—or an unwavering sense of ethics—as well as the knowledge that comes with age. Félicité’s features also reflect the toll that hard…