Examples Of Satire In Candide
Candide is a humorous, implausible account by Voltaire satirizing the optimism endorsed by the philosophers during the Age of Enlightenment. The story is of a young man's adventures around the world, where he witnesses malicious human behavior and calamity. Throughout his travels, he abides to the teachings of his lecturer, Pangloss, believing that "all is for the best in this world," even though he visited and experienced torture time and time again. The Age of Enlightenment is a term applied to an eclectic variety of newly developed ideas in the fields of science, medicine, and philosophy. The conception of Enlightenment philosophy is the belief that people can vigorously work to change the world for the better. Although Voltaire's Candide
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Voltaire makes a stab at how ludicrous it is to trust reason to be an explanation for everything. He composes tragic hindrances that his characters go through, all of which are far-fetched to antagonize how “…everything is right”, which was said by Pangloss when he and Candide are under disastrous circumstances. The validity of Pangloss’ quote, “all is for the best in this world” is entirely true because if evil didn’t exist in the world, and didn’t occur, then the good would never be seen and the result of the events in this book would be completely …show more content…
Pangloss explains his theory of how everything has a reason, by stating that if Candide had not gone through all the tragic events, all the blood, all the torturous experiences, been heartbroken, heart all the tearful, sorrowful stories, or met the people he did, he wouldn’t be where he was today. The claim that “the best of possible worlds” is false can be proven wrong by recognizing the lifestyles of the characters and what they lived through. Their horrible encounters with death and pain led them to a superior place in their lives.
I think that Voltaire wrote this book to prove that the Enlightenment philosophy had several flaws, and he poked fun at the fact that Candide’s life was not at all pure, even though that’s what the meaning of the word “Candide” is. It shows that there is greater hope in everything, and that to every bad, there is a good. Voltaire makes it seem as if Candide’s life cannot be any unluckier, or any more miserable, and his sarcastic tone expresses it
Voltaire makes a stab at how ludicrous it is to trust reason to be an explanation for everything. He composes tragic hindrances that his characters go through, all of which are far-fetched to antagonize how “…everything is right”, which was said by Pangloss when he and Candide are under disastrous circumstances. The validity of Pangloss’ quote, “all is for the best in this world” is entirely true because if evil didn’t exist in the world, and didn’t occur, then the good would never be seen and the result of the events in this book would be completely …show more content…
Pangloss explains his theory of how everything has a reason, by stating that if Candide had not gone through all the tragic events, all the blood, all the torturous experiences, been heartbroken, heart all the tearful, sorrowful stories, or met the people he did, he wouldn’t be where he was today. The claim that “the best of possible worlds” is false can be proven wrong by recognizing the lifestyles of the characters and what they lived through. Their horrible encounters with death and pain led them to a superior place in their lives.
I think that Voltaire wrote this book to prove that the Enlightenment philosophy had several flaws, and he poked fun at the fact that Candide’s life was not at all pure, even though that’s what the meaning of the word “Candide” is. It shows that there is greater hope in everything, and that to every bad, there is a good. Voltaire makes it seem as if Candide’s life cannot be any unluckier, or any more miserable, and his sarcastic tone expresses it