Major Work Data Sheet: Candide Title: Candide Author: Voltaire Date of Publication: 1759 Genre: Satire‚ ‘Conte Philosophique’ (Philosophical Fiction) Biographical information about the author: Francois-Marie Arouet‚ better known as Voltaire‚ was born in 1694 in Paris‚ France. Though his father wanted him to become a lawyer‚ Voltaire long held a great passion for writing‚ and rather than going to law school‚ spent his time extensively composing poetry‚ essays‚ and historical studies. His widespread
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Candide Reflection The enthralling story of Candide written by ancient philosopher Voltaire‚ features a story of a naive man named Candide. The adventures that the main character faces are entwined with the stories and happenings of those he encounters such as the old woman‚ Pangloss‚ Cacambo‚ Paquette‚ Cunegard‚ Martin‚ and many more. Voltaire writes about historical events such as the German wars‚ Dutch wars‚ the Inquisition‚ the newly discovered lands of the Americas‚ the undiscovered territory
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Ali Haydu Candide Analysis Francois-Marie Arouet‚ better known as Voltaire‚ was destined to have a long and prosperous literary career. His influence was so great during the eighteenth century‚ that some historians call it the century of Voltaire. His usage of irony‚ satire‚ theme‚ and allegory has shaped the literary world‚ and many historians have studied the style of Voltaire’s writing. Voltaire was one of the most well-known Philosophes and author of the eighteenth century. His works‚ like
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Voltaire’s Candide both supported and challenged traditional enlightenment viewpoints through the use of fictional ‘non-western’ perspectives. Candide mockingly contradicts the typical Enlightenment belief that man is naturally good and can be master over his own destiny (optimism). Candide faces many hardships that are caused by the cruelty of man (such as the war between the Bulgars and Abares‚ Cunegonde being raped‚ etc) and events that are beyond his control (the earthquake in Lisbon). Voltaire did
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understand what they were or how it correlated to the book Candide‚ by Voltaire. After we made the presentation‚ it made more sense to me. In our presentation‚ we covered what the true definition of a utopia is‚ and how it doesn’t really exist. This was interesting because in the novel‚ Candide and Cacambo eventually reach El Dorado‚ the place where everything is considered perfect. It’s ironic to me that it’s considered perfect‚ yet Candide ultimately made the decision to leave because Cunegonde wasn’t
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The world Candide lives in seems to be filled with horror and despair that includes robberies‚ rapes‚ unjust executions‚ and betrayals. A constant optimistic view is portrayed by Pangloss‚ the philosopher‚ although the cruelty is unbearable. Pangloss displays admirable qualities‚ constantly portraying his views that everything happens for a reason and everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds. I believe that he shows great qualities by always keeping a mindset of optimism regardless
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Marco Flores 9/24/12 Utopian Lifestyle Throughout much literature such as Candide‚ by Voltaire‚ a concept of a Utopia is introduced. In this book‚ the utopian society was represented by El Dorado. Here‚ no realistic world ideals were present‚ as they were completely satisfied with what they had. They did not pray to God for help or even were curious enough to venture off outside the premises of their city. Lack of curiosity‚ which is completely against the norm of human nature‚ was what made
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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière is credited as saying‚ "I wonder if it is not better to try to correct and moderate men’s passions than to try to suppress them altogether." The playwright attempts to educate the world regarding this theme in his play Tartuffe. Each character in Tartuffe reveals a facet of immoderation that Molière wished to discourage. Perhaps the most obvious example of immoderation in the play is Tartuffe himself. This antagonist is a crafty religious fraud who eventually convinces
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Candide In one of his most famous works‚ Candide‚ Voltaire leaves no stone unturned in terms of what he satirizes. Though a great many topics are touched upon‚ Voltaire ultimately uses Candide to satirize the philosophy of optimism offered by the German philosopher‚ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. By examining Voltaire’s satire of armies‚ we can see that he uses the pointless atrocities and violence in Candide as a basis to discredit the German philosophy of optimism. The first instance in which Voltaire
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In the play Tartuffe by Jean-Baptiste Moliere‚ the characters within the story are mostly driven either by reason or by passion. The two characters that stand out the most as being either the most passionate or reasonable are the servant‚ Dorine and the father of the house‚ Orgon. The views of these two characters are completely opposite‚ which result in the arguing of the two throughout the story. Although Dorine is able to provide evidence for the accusations she has against Tartuffe‚ such as his
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