A Simple Heart

by Gustave Flaubert

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A Simple Heart Questions and Answers

Do you know of any short stories that have a theme of hope?

Explain Félicité's religious beliefs and behavior in A Simple Heart.

How is Loulou the parrot in "A Simple Heart"symbolic? Is the narrator mocking Félicité’s love for the bird?

How does Flaubert balance the romantic life of a saint with realistic details in "A Simple Heart?"

In "A Simple Heart" does Flaubert really believe that Félicité is a saint?

In Gustave Flaubert's "A Simple Heart," Felicite is not a tragic character. What do you feel?

What did Loulou come to represent for Félicité in "A Simple Heart"?

What are some symbols in Flaubert's "A Simple Heart?"

Examine the use of the word "simple" in Flaubert's "A Simple Heart." 

How can we say that Madame Aubain and Felicite are opposites and are complementary to each other in "A Simple Heart"?

What is the change of literary style from Realism in the story "A Simple Heart"?

Discuss the moment of compassion and understanding that passed between Madame Aubain and Félicité in A Simple Heart.

What are elements of realism and what elements still display "romantic" influence in "A Simple Heart"? Please explain.

Illustrate the forms of exile in Gustave Flaubert's "A Simple Heart?"

What is the origin of Virginie's first name in A Simple Heart?

Is Felicite supposed to be a nurse or does she just dress like one in A Simple Heart?

Does Felicite have a husband in "A Simple Heart"?

Who is M. Poupart in A Simple Heart?