Explain The Hypocrisy Of Religion And Class Hierarchy In Candide
The Hypocrisy of Religion and class hierarchy
Voltaire employed the events, characters and actions in candid to drew the attention of the reader to the infidelity and immorality side of these characters in the real life. For example, the Pope, a man who as a Catholic priest should have been celibate; dishonestly keeps a mistress, and has a daughter. In despite of the voluntary vow of poverty taken by members of the Franciscan movement, a Franciscan friar works as a jewel thief. and a Jew who is no different than other buys a woman for a sex slave. In Chapter Three, the orator (usually Catholic at that time) had been addressing a crowd about the virtues of charity, then tells Candide that he deserves to
Voltaire employed the events, characters and actions in candid to drew the attention of the reader to the infidelity and immorality side of these characters in the real life. For example, the Pope, a man who as a Catholic priest should have been celibate; dishonestly keeps a mistress, and has a daughter. In despite of the voluntary vow of poverty taken by members of the Franciscan movement, a Franciscan friar works as a jewel thief. and a Jew who is no different than other buys a woman for a sex slave. In Chapter Three, the orator (usually Catholic at that time) had been addressing a crowd about the virtues of charity, then tells Candide that he deserves to