Through the application of realism, Gustave Flaubert demonstrates Emma's detachment towards the characters' deaths in Madame Bovary, which contrasts with Isabel Allende's demonstration of Clara's attachment to the death of the characters in The House of the Spirits using magical realism. In The House of the Spirits, the characters all share a spiritual bond, which leads to emotional and spiritual connections for Clara during the characters' deaths. In contrast, in Madame Bovary, Emma Bovary depicts a realistic and natural character of society who portrays her selfishness, lack of emotion and general detachment towards the death of others. Both of these connections are demonstrated through Realism and Magical Realism. The author stylistically attributes negative personality traits before a character's death. These negative characteristics portray the character as corrupt. In the text, Homais furiously mentions, “You [Justin] are on a downward path” (Flaubert 231). The textual evidence indirectly describes Emma's flaws. The excuse of Justin committing a crime and the presence of Emma “coincidentally” in the text or purposely by Flaubert exemplify reality. Furthermore, the blind beggar mentions “I dream of love and of love always,” before Emma's death (Flaubert 300). In the text, the blind beggar sings a song, although the song implies traits of Emma. Emma always longs and dreams of the love which provides the purpose of the song and shows that she is not satisfied with the love Charles offers her. Furthermore, Flaubert states, “Charles was suffocating like a youth under the vague amorous influences that filled his aching heart,” (321), implying that he still loves Emma dearly. That...... middle of paper ......connected to the fact that 'I slept badly and dreamed of Rosa again' (Allende 203). The wording “again” in the text shows that Rosa's thought occurs several times and that her spirit is connected to him. Furthermore, Barraba reappears several times, for example: “It was the last, ignominious trace of the faithful Barraba” (Allende 269). Although Barrabas died many centuries ago, he meets Blanca and Alba. He shows the most spiritual reconnection with the characters through details more than any other character in the novel. Allende's House of the Spirits demonstrates emotional connections and memories between Clara and the characters through the application of Magical Realism which contrasts with Flaubert's Madame Bovary which demonstrates Emma's characterization and lack of emotion towards the characters' deaths.