Examples Of Theodicy In Candide

Theodicy-a vindication of the divine attributes, particularly holiness and justice, in establishing or allowing the existence of physical and moral evil. Throughout Western Literature, many authors have attempted to give their answer to the question of theodicy. From the Book of Job to the Consolation of Philosophy, every author has given their reason for the exists of evil in the world. Despite all attempts, however, no answer has come close to satisfactory; that is until the novel Candide by Voltaire. Towards the end of the novel, the character Candide encounters a Turkish Farmer, who in explaining the problem of theodicy, I find my beliefs most closely align with. He does not question things which he knows he has no business in and is happy
and prosperous because of it.