... have spectacles. Legs were visibly instituted to be breeched, and we have breeches.""(p.4) Even though these ideas can be considered illogical in real life. Candide and the rest of the people living in the Baron's castle never questioned the validity of Pangloss' philosophy. Maybe their conformity was due to a ... Although it was obvious that ! the Baron was powerful, the doors and windows of his castle have nothing to do with the Baron's power. Candide was obviously nave, but so were most of the characters in the story, since they didn't bother to question Pangloss' philosophy either. Vo...

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... out good for them, but then something turns out awful for them. This book shows what despair and happiness really means through the characters experiences. Candide starts off in the beginning of the book with not much knowledge except for the knowledge Pangloss gave him. Pangloss, the castle's tutor, was an ... would always have someone who would help him or he would have some good outcome that would keep him alive and in high spirits. Candide had much anguish throughout the book from the beginning to the end, but always managed to have some good fortune and be happy. At ... a slave aga...

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... destruction of the castle of the Baron Thunder-ten-tronckh and the apparent death of the family. Although devastated by the loss of his love Cunegonde, Candide manages to keep his belief in optimism. Pangloss aides his belief by stating that he has caught a venereal disease that can be traced back to ... the Americas, but he believes that it is okay due to his belief in optimism. He explains to Candide, ". . . it's an indispensable part of the best of worlds a necessary ingredient; if Columbus in an island of America had not caught the disease, ... another 140 years. The Book of Job con...

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... Pangloss, using his philosophy of "the best of the worlds,"" claims that syphilis is necessary along with the New world delights. Pangloss and Candide arrive at Lisbon only to witness a horrible earthquake. Pangloss attempts to soothe the victims by stating that it was for the best. However the ... of man proves that not everything is for the best. The authorities decide to hang a couple of people, Pangloss, and to flog Candide. Candide begins to think that this was not "the best of both worlds- when another earthquake hits. Later, he finds Cunégonde and learns ... that captain of a sh...

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... his face. He combined sound judgment with affected simplicity." [1] (Voltaire, 19) Despite the noble claims that all is for the best, we find Candide exercising his enlightened perspective when he says "I must admit that regrettable things happen in this world of ours, moral and physical acts that one cannot ... thousand feet long filled with mathematical and scientific instruments." (Voltaire, 82) Voltaire uses the character of Dr. Pangloss ("everything" "shine") who is Candide's religious tutor, to represent the Church and its Christian theology. Pangloss is noted for projecting the op...

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... one could imagine, and then he continued to add more and more misfortunes (11). If this section were infused with Enlightenment theory, much of Candide's experience would never have happened. Philosophers of the time believed in control over fortunes and in some cases nature itself. In this respect the ... boards."" showing the wretchedness of man even in time of despair (12). Subsequently the sailor is thrown over board but then rescued by Jacques, Candide and Pangloss' travel-mate. He further solidifies his evil by then leaving Jacques to drown himself. Through Enlightenment much would...

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