Here Voltaire makes fun of the snobbish names of many German insignificant nobles. ... El Dorado was Voltaire's vision of a perfect society in his own eyes. ... The vision Voltaire has is the best of all possible worlds to him. The world that Voltaire has created is a world of perfect harmony and brotherhood. ... Voltaire was a main philosopher in this period of the 18th century, which is why it is sometimes referred to as the Age of Voltaire. ...

• Word Count: 1571
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Candide This book report is on the book Candide by the French author Voltaire also known as Francois Marie Arouet. Voltaire lived in a couple countries in Europe from 1694 A.D. to 1778 A.D. and wrote Candide in the last twenty years of his life. ... In my report I will be giving an outline of Voltaire's Candide and adding my opinion as well as comparing it with general thought of religious ideology in relation to Voltaire's way of expressing this ideology in the book. ... Voltaire attacks many aspects of religion in the book through the encounters of Candide and Cunegonde. ......

• Word Count: 1382
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Voltaire's main character, Candide, is somewhat of a simple man living a happy life in the castle of the Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh. ... Voltaire has Candide born out of wedlock, a sin according to Christian principles, to prove that he is born into sin. ... Voltaire continues his allegory of the Book of Job when he sends Candide and Pangloss to Lisbon. ... Instead Voltaire chooses to give Candide a different ending which questions the accuracy of a dependency on faith. ... Voltaire takes a different approach to the end of Candide. ...

• Word Count: 2219
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 1628
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 2153
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School