In these two books, 'Madame Bovary' and 'Therese Raquin', the author's use characters for particular symbolic effect. In 'Madame Bovary' there are two extremely minor characters that play important role's in Flaubert's comment about Emma and her life, whilst in 'Therese Raquin' the character of Camille's ghost is similarly used to reflect on the reality of the lives of the two lovers. However, unlike the two minor characters in 'Madame Bovary', Camille's ghost appears in …showed first 75 words of 1564 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1564 total…fell into each other's arms," and killed themselves. Corresponding with Emma, both Laurent and Therese become what they feared the most. They both become ghosts. Which seems to be the appropriate ending for the book. Additionally, Camille's ghost and the blind beggar are similar because they both are able to obtain moral justice, they both succeed in their missions to unravel reality to Emma, Laurent and Therese and make them realise the truth about themselves.