... be a useful barometer for capturing the prevailing public sentiment of the day toward this existential dilemma. As such, we will study three literary works (Candide, The Metamorphosis, and The Death of Ivan Ilyich) , and the respective context of each, in hopes of finding, if not an answer, at least a better understanding of man's changed perception towards our place over time. Voltaire's ... Candide is a satire against some aspects of the popular movement of his day, the Enlightenment. According to this view, the world ... his beliefs, Voltaire clarifies them by refuting the Enlighten...

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