IDS 104 FINAL PAPER
Interdisciplinary Sudies 104 final exam
Voltaire and Rabelais satirize war and religion in their works.
Voltaire goes after religious hypocrisy in chapter three of Candide. An orator asks Candide whether or not he supports “the good cause”. Candide, being a man of reason, responds by saying “there is no effect without a cause”. The orator, feeling challenged by Candide’s reaction challenges him right back by asking Candide if he believes the Pope to be the Anti-Christ. Candide doesn’t know and changes the subject bringing up the fact that he’s hungry. The orator declares that Candide does not deserve to eat because of his lack of affirmation toward believing in the Anti-Christ. The orator’s wife suddenly enters the scene and sees Candide as one who does not believe that the Pope was Anti-Christ. She proceeds to pour trash on his head. This is an example of Voltaire jabbing at Protestants and Catholics of the world. He is explaining his views, through the use of satire, on religion. War is an evil that is satirized in Candide. Voltaire as a foundation for his war satire uses the Bulgarians. Voltaire explains on page 13 how the Bulgarians seized Candide and then gave him the option to be “thrashed thirty-six times by the whole regiment, or receive twelve lead bullets at once in his brain." Candide decides to run the gauntlet but comes up about 34 short. He pleads that the judges would just smash his head instead. Voltaire shows more war satire on page 14 in Candide when the Bulgarians' burn down the Abarian village "in accordance with the rules of international law". Voltaire satirizes war in another sense. He goes on in chapter three by writing about the atrocities that the Bulgarian soldiers would indulge in. Not only did they kill people but they also raped, disemboweled, and dismembered innocent women and children. As a matter of fact, Candide's was trained as a soldier by being abused and pummeled. Voltaire uses this to show his hatred toward the cruel
Voltaire and Rabelais satirize war and religion in their works.
Voltaire goes after religious hypocrisy in chapter three of Candide. An orator asks Candide whether or not he supports “the good cause”. Candide, being a man of reason, responds by saying “there is no effect without a cause”. The orator, feeling challenged by Candide’s reaction challenges him right back by asking Candide if he believes the Pope to be the Anti-Christ. Candide doesn’t know and changes the subject bringing up the fact that he’s hungry. The orator declares that Candide does not deserve to eat because of his lack of affirmation toward believing in the Anti-Christ. The orator’s wife suddenly enters the scene and sees Candide as one who does not believe that the Pope was Anti-Christ. She proceeds to pour trash on his head. This is an example of Voltaire jabbing at Protestants and Catholics of the world. He is explaining his views, through the use of satire, on religion. War is an evil that is satirized in Candide. Voltaire as a foundation for his war satire uses the Bulgarians. Voltaire explains on page 13 how the Bulgarians seized Candide and then gave him the option to be “thrashed thirty-six times by the whole regiment, or receive twelve lead bullets at once in his brain." Candide decides to run the gauntlet but comes up about 34 short. He pleads that the judges would just smash his head instead. Voltaire shows more war satire on page 14 in Candide when the Bulgarians' burn down the Abarian village "in accordance with the rules of international law". Voltaire satirizes war in another sense. He goes on in chapter three by writing about the atrocities that the Bulgarian soldiers would indulge in. Not only did they kill people but they also raped, disemboweled, and dismembered innocent women and children. As a matter of fact, Candide's was trained as a soldier by being abused and pummeled. Voltaire uses this to show his hatred toward the cruel