In this article we will talk about the development of the direction of realism in French literature and the fact that these realistic views are reflected in the works of French writers.In particular,in the works of G, Flober, life-truths inherent in realism are clearly discernible.In particular, in the novel of the writer “Lady of Bovari”, the illusions of the French bourgeois society and the problem of women are realistically plundered.The hero of the work Emma is one of the thousands of women who are victims of this society,the author skillfully describes the psychology of the female soul. The events in the novel take place in Normandy, and the relocation of the heroes of the work to different places affects the development of events. The novel” Lady of Bovari " is a work in which Gustav Flober expresses his observations of the bourgeois society,spiritual worldview and realistic views on life.