Voltaire's Candide Voltaire's satire Candide provides understanding of what establishes the notion of happiness in a person's life and what the existence of despair means to an individual. ... Candide was devastated. ... When Candide was being whipped Cunegonde saw him and told an old woman to bring Candide to him. ... Candide and the baron fought and Candide stabbed him. ... The man ended up leaving without Candide, but with Candide's fortune aboard. ...

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Voltaire was not writing this story for the sole purpose of entertainment. It is obvious that Voltaire was also trying to make readers reflect on their own beliefs so that they might see their hypocrisy. ... Voltaire uses an Ironic approach when talking about the war. ... Here Voltaire implies that by having killed someone, Candide was spared his life, how can killing somebody be for the best? ... - Cried Candide. ...

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Candide wanders into the next town and gets recruited into the Bulgar army. ... However, Cunégonde's brother becomes angry upon learning of Candide's intentions of marrying his sister and a fight ensues with Candide as the victor. ... Due to Candide's riches, many people betray and steal from him. ... Within the book Candide, Voltaire ridiculed the optimistic philosophers, criticized observations solely based on speculation, questioned the clergy's authority, and described the terrible power of money. Voltaire also tends to resurrect supposedly dead characters and ye...

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In Candide, Voltaire's approach is called black comedy. ... (Voltaire 557) There is an ongoing war between people, and all the while Candide and the others are attempting to maintain. ... Pangloss represents the optimism that Voltaire challenges. ... Voltaire, Francois-Marie Arquet de Voltaire. ... Candide. ...

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• Grade Level: High School