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    Voltaire – Candide In Voltaire’s Candide‚ he makes his views on society very clear and obvious. Using satire‚ Voltaire pokes fun—for the lack of a better word—at the views and philosophies of his time. Voltaire uses different characters to represent different ideologies and their reactions to events in the story to represent ways in which their ideologies fail to effectively solve problems; as a satirical strategy‚ Voltaire exaggerates different parties’ reactions and encourages the reader to laugh

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    Candide‚ a satirical novel based in the 1750’s that not only ridicules all of society but none other than the church as well. When Voltaire wrote this novel he knew exactly how controversial his work would be considering that the church had control over the moral and social order of that time. Throughout the novel there are instances where he refers to religion as a serious matter and there are times when all he does is ridicule it. Voltaire leaves you wondering what exactly he meant to say and

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    writing and texts describing journeys. It is stated that ’different forms of non-fictional travel writing influenced the development of eighteenth-century literature’ (The Open University‚ 2012‚ ’Forms of travel writing’‚ transcript‚ p. 2). Voltaire’s Candide (2006[1759]) is an example‚ readers enjoy a philosophical journey that follows a series of challenges to Pangloss principle of optimism. The journey of Voltaire’s characters ’poses questions about finding faith and hope in an unforgiving universe’

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    Candide is a challenging book to read and analyze because the novel does not follow the writing style of a novel today. Despite this‚ the interactive oral was successful. My understanding of contextual and cultural considerations‚ including how and why certain characters partake in particular activities‚ expanded through the discussion. The discussion centered on who Candide‚ the main character‚ is. We concluded that Candide represents naivety. Developing Candide’s innocence and sheltering it‚

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    Difference between Needing and Wanting Almost every novel written has some kind of motif on romantic love from Romeo and Juliet to The Fault in Our Stars and Candide proves to be no different. Through Candide and Cunegonde’s extremely complicated relationship‚ Voltaire emphasizes the lesson that love is a wasted yet encompassing struggle. Candide has always had strong feelings for Cunegonde‚ from their first kiss he was hooked‚ every adventure throughout his entire‚ overarching journey was for her.

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    Everyday heroes are now easily made because of the standards‚ which used to be high‚ are now low. Anyone can become a hero in many different ways. One could climb into a tree and save a cat in distress‚ or even call 911 for someone who needs help. However a hero in mythology and legend is a man often of divine ancestry‚ who is endowed with great courage and strength‚ celebrated for bold exploits‚ In the 4th century B.C.‚ Aristotle defined the characteristics of a tragic hero. According to Aristotelian

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    Reality Between all the texts‚ we have studied so far‚ Candide or optimism was the most interesting. I have to say one reason is because I love the different philosophical views in the text. First of all‚ the text is written during the Age of Enlightment. The main philosophy at that time is that people can work together to make the world a better place. The crucial contrast in the story deals with irrational ideas as taught to Candide about being optimistic‚ versus reality as viewed by the rest

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    Throughout the novel Candide‚ written by Voltaire‚ the professor Pangloss is a loyal companion to the title character. Whenever an unfortunate event occurs‚ no matter how deplorable or horrific‚ Pangloss counsels Candide and tells him they live in the "best of all possible worlds" and "all is for the best." (Voltaire 20) Candide traverses on his journey and accepts this as truth. The title character of Siddhartha‚ in contrast‚ follows his own path and questions the counsel of elders and even

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    1. In the very first chapter Candide is literally kicked out of the “most beautiful and delightful of possible castles‚” expelled from an “earthly paradise.” At the end of the novel‚ he says “we must cultivate our garden.” What is Voltaire suggesting by framing his story in this way and by echoing the Biblical story of the Fall? 2. Why does Candide select Martin to be his travel companion? How do Martin’s views differ from Pangloss’? Offer specific details in the two philosophers’ outlooks—yes

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    book (the failure of Leibnizian optimism) with what Candide perceives. There is a difference between when Pangloss interprets the world as a philosopher at the beginning‚ and the roots of starting to disbelieve - particularly look for a passage which "What have you have said‚ Master Pangloss‚ had you found such barbarities in nature? Would you not acknowledge that nature is corrupted‚ that all is not (for the best) -" in Chapter 9. In Candide men

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