An Analysis Of Voltaire's Candide

Compared to past interactive orals, I found this past week’s discussion to be even more insightful and a much deeper learning experience. Monday’s following discussion also a beneficial continuation of the interactive oral, and I believe that the two days’ group talks added a new level of depth to the class’s understanding, as well as my own. As opposed to the interactive oral two weeks ago, Friday’s discussion highly emphasized the contextual considerations versus cultural. One main emphasis of the discussion, contextually, was the purpose of the main characters within Candide. Voltaire makes use of several archetypes within the novel, such as the hero’s journey, the wise elder(s), and the sidekick. Two of the wise elders, Martin and Pangloss,