POT 3054 Research Paper Voltaire’s Candide Voltaire begins the climactic‚ satirical journey of Candide by first stating where he originates‚ the castle of Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh (Voltaire 1). This absurd name can be seen as Voltaire taking aim at the ridiculous names of lords‚ dukes‚ etc. he has come across. Not only is it an unnecessarily long name‚ but a humorous one to pronounce. The Baron is also said to have established an unreasonable seventy-one heraldic quarterings due to his family
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which human vice or folly is attacked through irony‚ derision‚ or wit. Candide is a successful satire because it includes the main components of satire‚ and in writing it Voltaire intended to point out the folly in philosophical optimism and religion. Satire is designed to ridicule a usually serious idea. Because Voltaire was a deist he was more than comfortable deriding religion and philosophical optimism in his novella Candide. In contrast to the standard European of his day‚ Voltaire openly rejected
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satirical approach‚ Voltaire seeks to expose much of the misguided notions of the renaissance period in his book‚ Candide‚ or Optimism. Despite humanism thriving‚ Candide’s experiences show that life in the 1700’s was not easy‚ nor fair. The world was becoming more complicated as religiosity‚ politics‚ economics‚ and social life underwent massive changes‚ yet for everyday folks such as Candide‚ Pangloss‚ and Cunegonde‚ these changes did not have an immediate impact on the commoners wellbeing. In reading
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Enlightenment. In his satire Candide‚ he tells the story of a man named Candide’s travels around the world. In his travels‚ Candide becomes well acquainted with the evils of the world. Through Candide’s travels and its ending‚ Voltaire clearly shows his opposition toward hopeless idealism. Voltaire creates the philosopher Pangloss who has overly optimistic ideals‚ which are not based on life experiences. Voltaire mocks his philosophy using irony. For example‚ early in the novel Candide and Pangloss’s travels
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Without careful scrutiny‚ the story of Candide appears no more than an average tale of an average man in search of fulfillment. In the absence of historical context‚ the eloquence of Voltaire’s words carry little substance and his vivid description remains empty. While the story of Candide is itself captivating‚ the work carries a far deeper significance. Candide primarily serves to reveal Voltaire’s Enlightenment philosophies through the satire of numerous 18th century institutions and realities
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Characters Name: Candide Role in the story: Protagonist‚ disciple of Pangloss‚ lover of Cunegonde‚ and illegitimate nephew of the Baron Significance to the story: Candide represents the naïve‚ sheltered life of the aristocracy as he has no knowledge of the world outside of the baron castle so it easy to assume that it is indeed the best of all possible worlds. Slowly through his adventures we see a change in Candide as he matures gaining a worldly view and begins to question Pangloss’ philosophy
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I did fairly enjoy reading this week about Voltaire’s Candide‚ or Optimism. I could vividly picture what was happening with all of the twists and turns involved in the story. It was not until that I looked at the video the professor had about this reading that it was a spoof. It remained me of the spoof movies of Scary Movie with Wayans brothers. This story was just fair to crazy for it to be real and the character were naïve but I did enjoy the journey by all of the characters. First in the story
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vibrant home is now completely shredded by human hatred. Just like in the novel Candide‚ the inevitable factor of war is constantly put into question within one’s life. There will always be a relentless routine of conflict of a situation that will erupt between human
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Throughout Candide by Voltaire‚ the main character‚ Candide‚ introduced at the beginning of the novel as a young innocent naïve man‚ goes through many journeys along the way maturing him as a whole. Two out of three guides‚ Pangloss and Martin‚ taught him very important philosophies about life‚ questioning Candide‚ if he believes them and if he will follow them or not. Throughout Candide’s childhood he is nurtured with the philosophy of “everything is for the best”. Mastor Pangloss exemplifies
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they should say everything is for the best. Candide lives in the castle of the baron of Thunder-ten-tronckh in Westphalia. Candide is the illegitimate son of the baron’s sister. His mother refused to marry his father because his father’s family tree could only be traced through “seventy-one quarterings.” The castle’s tutor‚ Pangloss‚ teaches “metaphysico-theologo-cosmolo-nigology” and believes that this world is the “best of all possible worlds.” Candide listens to Pangloss with great attention and
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