Flaubert's FREE INDIRECT STYLE

    The omniscient narrator which tells us most of Emma's story is usually an observer. The story is told in 3rd person singular, and according to the trend of the period, that is, the viewpoint given to the reader is objective. However, from time to time, the omnisicient narrator becomes a "PHILOSOPHER" since some opinions are introduced as well.

     A characteristic feature of this work is Flaubert's wonderful use of the so-called FREE INDIRECT SPEECH. The omniscient narrator tells the story in 3rd person singular, as said before. Through this device, the narrator has a direct connection to the charcaters' thoughts. So these are expressed but not direclty, not using quotation marks or the charcaters' exact words, but in 3rd person singular as well. Thus, the reader has the impression of neutrality and greater likeliness.

Once you have already listened to these examples from the novel where the device known as FREE INDIRECT SPEECH is found, FIND YOUR OWN EXAMPLES. Later on, RECORD, at least TWO.

PART I, CHAPTER IX

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PART II, CHAPTER X

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