In his novel Candide immediately grabs readers’ interest with a handful of colorful characters which he uses not only to write a book, but also to allegorically present his thoughts on certain aspects of his time. Some of his characters range from Cacambo, the servant from Portugal to Jacques the Dutch Anabaptist. These characters come from many different parts of the world. Voltaire us

Overall Candide by Voltaire is the best book I’ve ever read. It has a surface of a great adventure story that can be read for fun. It can also be analyzed deeper to give readers a good idea of hoe Voltaire’ used to think. The book contains a wide range of characters with very different philosophies so that almost any reader can find a character to relate to. It is well written and easy to understand, as well as entertaining.

es both real and fictional countries of the 1600’s to present his story. The most important and consequently interesting character in Candide is Candide himself. Through his adventurous travels to find his love, Candide experiences the best and worst of his world while meeting some of the most interest people in his life. Through listening and his experiences, Candide becomes a person very deep in understanding.

Other characters that are important to the story are the religious figures Candide meets throughout the story. Each of which serve dual purposes which are to symbolize ideas Candide was not in accordance with and to support the main theme of the book, the criticism of religion. The old woman for i

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