In a highly opinionated and humorous novel "Candide", Voltaire explores many important concepts such as power, wealth, love, philosophy, religion, education, and optimism. ... Voltaire often depicts religion as corrupt and mocks it. ... In Candide, Voltaire wants us to view religion as malicious and fraudulent. ... Voltaire believes that suffering exist to highlight the flaws in optimism. ... Candide is an exceptional tale that explores such topics in detail as Voltaire gives his personal opinions on each. ...

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One of the most famous satires in literary history is Candide by Voltaire. ... When Voltaire starts the story Candide is the illegitimate nephew of a Baron, who wants to marry his cousin, Cunégonde, who is the Baron's daughter. ... Voltaire mocks this constant optimism, which is the reason that Candide runs into as many problems as he does throughout the story. ... The only place that Candide visits that meets Voltaire's ideas about philosophy is Eldorado. ... All in all, Candide is a work that completely indicts the world that Voltaire lived in. ...

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The nature of man in the story of Candide by Voltaire is portrayed in a very satirical way. ... This aspect of Voltaire's Candide is satirical because he feels that there cannot be a perfect God or a perfect world. ... Voltaire continues to utilize different themes throughout Candide, and another one is the hypocrisy of religion. ... Voltaire conveys the ways and nature of man in many ways in Candide, such as through quotes. ... Voltaire enjoyed mocking the ways of a "perfect world" and a "perfect man," and that is why his story of Candide was such a success. ...

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The Journey of a Nave Young Man Candide, written by Voltaire and published in 1759, is the story of a young man that has to leave his castle in Westphalia, and travels through South America and Europe. ... Toward the beginning of the book Voltaire makes light of the European aristocratic beliefs of that time. ... Candide's mother "would never agree to marry, because he could only claim seventy-one quarterings,"" (19) while she could claim seventy-two. ... Voltaire also shows this in the novel when Candide is twice denied his request to m...

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In 1764 Voltaire wrote one of the world's greatest satires, Candide. Candide pokes at much of Europe and attacks simple human follies and frailties. ... The overall message of "Candide" is that every human being has the power to carve out their own destiny. ... Voltaire made his idea of God and divine right clear in Candide. ... There have been many ideas of motives behind "Candide." ...

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