Flaubert's Sentimental Education

Flaubert's "Sentimental Education" is a novel that explores the life of Frédéric Moreau, a young man navigating love, ambition, and societal change in 19th-century France. Through detailed realism and nuanced character development, it depicts his romantic longing, personal ambitions, and disillusionment amid political upheavals like the 1848 revolution. The novel offers a deep, sober look at the complexities of human passions and the often-painful process of growing up and finding one's place in a rapidly changing world. It emphasizes that life is shaped as much by internal emotions as by external events.