In tonight’s reading of A Simple Soul I realized something very peculiar, we had already discussed it in class but when I got home and began this reading I felt the need to reiterate it. Flaubert, like any other unique writer, has his own style and in this case it is known as, free indirect style. What fascinated me about his writing, was that he could intertwine multiple ideas with only a few commas, one could read a paragraph and not realize it was a sentence because of the efficiency and fluidness that he did so in, I was in complete bewilderment when reading because I now could not distinguish whether Flaubert’s style was grammatically incorrect or a distinguishable attribute that categorizes him as one of the greatest writers. Whichever it may be, I’m sure of one thing, Flaubert could be considered as the fore father of one of the most difficult and diverse styles of writing. And I’m hoping that we get to read more pieces of his writing.
By the way Mr. Tangen, did Flaubert only write in free indirect style?
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