... one way or another by mishaps on the road to more unhappiness. Optimism was the prevailing feeling of the time however, and Enlightenment thought was very prevalent. If Voltaire would have subscribed to these feelings then Candide would have been a much different story. Perhaps ... their love was discovered. Candide quite possibly could have remained rich after his encounter with the people of El Dorado. Nothing better reflects anti-Enlightenment than Candide and Pangloss' trip to Lisbon. With a twist of hopeful feeling, Candide's adventures could have been much different, or they ... a...

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... opposing them. He uses the characters and plot to satirize these views and also relay his own beliefs at the same time. The Enlightenment and enlightened thought is often associated with eighteenth century France because France is where the movement began and many of the leaders resided. The ... enlightened way of thinking became a revolutionary force against the Church and its tyrannical control of people's thoughts. The Enlightenment is often described as a balanced combination of both rationalism and empiricism. In this movement, knowledge was believed to be, for the first time, ... ...

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