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... Candide, by Voltaire, satirizes the optimism promoted by the majority of the thinkers of his era. ...
Through wit and satirical humor, an Enlightenment idea portrayed in Voltaire’s Candide is reason. ... Numerous amounts of bad things occur to Candide, the young adventurer; however he continues to abide by what his tutor, Pangloss, taught him: the application of reason. ... For example, when Candide once again is reunited with the diseased and dying Pangloss, who has contracted syphilis, the young traveler asks him whether the Devil is to blame. ... James, the Anabaptist, is extremely kind to both Candide and Pangloss and takes them along with him on one of his business trips. ... Candide wants to jump into the sea after the kind man, but Pangloss stops him before he is able to do so. ... When Candide reunites with his teacher for the second time, he once again questions Pangloss on his theories. ... This is perhaps one of the most extreme examples of satirical humor that the author includes in his novel since Pangloss’ answer to Candide’s question is so out rightly ridiculous. ...
Another commonly accepted idea of the Enlightenment that is parodied in Voltaire’s Candide, is progress. ... Using dishonest, hypocritical religious leaders throughout Candide, Voltaire ridicules organized religion. For example, after escaping from the Bulgars, Candide is both hungry and tired. ... Finally Candide approaches a minister who has just finished preaching about charity. The minister asks Candide if he believes the Pope is Antichrist and Candide replies that he does not know; all he does know is that he himself is hungry. In response to his reply, the minister sends Candide away, calling him a villain and a wretch. ... However, Candide does come across some good, kind characters. An Anabaptist named James had witnessed the minister and his wife’s treatment of Candide, and so he takes the young traveler home, washes and feeds him, as well as offers him an apprenticeship. James is portrayed by Voltaire as a genuinely kind man, who is willing to help those in need, unlike the minister who simply sent Candide away. ... Pangloss and Candide, in their travels, arrive in Lisbon. ... Pangloss and Candide are also arrested, “one for speaking and the other for listening” (Ch. ... Candide and his faithful valet Cacambo, undergo a tedious journey before reaching Eldorado, which appears to the travelers to be the “perfect” place to live.
Approximate Word count = 1894
Approximate Pages = 7.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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