The novel Candide, by Voltaire is a novel about a man by the name of Candide and his struggles with realizing the harsh truths of life. Candide is the son of the Baron of Thunder-ten-tronckh's sister. With Candide's family lived Panglos, a man that Candide often looked to for insight and understanding. One of Panglos many great beleifs is that all is for the best and that good can be found in everything. Candide fell in love with a girl by the name of Lady Cunegonde who is described as having extravagant beauty. Early into the novel Candide is driven out of his home and left was left out in the cold where he almost died. This is where the story really begins to pick up. Panglos and Candide travel all over the world in search of Lady Cunegonde and happi
In my opinion. One of the major weaknesses of this novel was the fact that it bounced all over the place in such a short time. It was difficult for me to grasp at first but I eventually got used to the style of writing. The book was strong in it's delivery of the message that all people experience tragedy and man was not born to an easy life. I also enjoyed very much how the novel was told in a simple fashion. The novel was interesting and at many times I was eager to find out what happened next. I felt that this novel was not at all boring and definitely kept my focus of attention. I enjoyed the fact that we were shown a wide variety of settings in the book because it helped me to stay focused and enjoy the story and not want to hurry through the novel to get the reading ov
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