Candide | Setting
Candide's journey takes him around Europe, across South America to the fabled El Dorado, and back to Europe again. His companions at various points in his journey include the Baron's daughter and son, a loyal manservant of mixed race, and his tutor, Pangloss, who persists in the belief that this is the best of all possible worlds. Candide endures great dangers in war and other human blunders as well as natural disasters, all accurately represented in Voltaire's satirical fashion. Voltaire shows an up-to-date knowledge of geography as well as a wry perceptiveness for international...
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