Candide reflects Voltaire's lifelong hatred towards Christian regimes of power and the arrogance of nobility. Voltaire strongly opposed certain Enlightenment ideas about social class. ... Voltaire's view of the aristocrats was worse than his perception of the Church. ... Voltaire's first example of aristocratic attitudes of pride occurs very early on in the book. ... Voltaire argues that a God that ran a perfect world would not include such severe war and violence. ...

• Word Count: 1280
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate