Women In Mary Wollstonecraft's Candide

Gender is a sexual orientation that defines our role in life. We may not like it, and it’s not fair, unfortunately it exists. Over the years, many women have tried to gain equality for both sides. The most notable one in my mind at the moment is Marry Wollstonecraft. She was advocating for equal education and marriage status among both genders. I don’t think these stories would appeal to her morals, but I do think they’re worth discussing. In terms of how the sexes are portrayed in conjugation with the Enlightenment.
The woman in Candide are written fairly well written for the time period, there are some complexities to their characters. Contrary to this, they're either in the story for just a brief section, or there a goal for Candide. The
The only reason why I find her interesting is that Candide still wants to marry her even after her beauty is tarnished. Meaning she has a personality. It’s just upsetting that we don’t see it. The old woman is the one that’s more interesting to me out of all of the female characters. She has a tragic past that actually built who she is. She is a woman who has had a lifetime of hardships, and yet she is still diligent on living. I actually find that her admitting that she wants to commit suicide at times, but strays from it makes her brave. The rest of the female cast has nothing redeeming to me. Paquette had sex, and gave someone syphilis. The abbe just tricked Candide into giving her money, and the marquise used her looks to get jewels from Candide. I would say The Three Spinners did better, but it’s almost the same. I will give some leeway as it was a much shorter story. The mother
At least in terms of The Enlightenment. The woman in these stories are fighting for what they want. There diligent about it too. Sure it’s not perfect at times, but they all have a goal. The young daughter and the spinners worked together to accomplish their goal of just having a decent life for themselves. The old lady circumvents the dragging hardships of life and uses that to make herself an intelligent woman. Not in a scholarly way like the men in the story, but in a human way. Even the villainous females in the stories have goals. The mother wanted to be rid of her daughter, and the abbe and marquis are able to be self-dependent. Though minuscule these stories do support Enlightenment