Candide Group
Is it possible for Candide to find happiness with only his friends in the end or would anyone do?
Created by rchilds on Mar 27, 2009 in the Candide Group.
Can a person have faith without suffering or endure suffering without faith?
Created by dajones805 on Mar 27, 2009 in the Candide Group.- Why was Voltaire so angry all the time, was he ever Optimistic or was he by nature a Pessimistic? .
Created by kellylove on Sep 17, 2008 in the Candide Group. - Did Voltaire need to be so absurd in his plot to exaggerate the optimism in Candide? Or did he go just a bit overboard?
Created by cassiep on Sep 16, 2008 in the Candide Group. - In the end, Cunegonde marries her true love and believes she is still beautiful. Does she get to have a happy ending?
Created by lenamathis on Sep 14, 2008 in the Candide Group. 
Will/daniels Alternative ending for Candide part 1
Created by william08 on Jun 4, 2008 in the Candide Group.
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"Chacun doit cultiver son jardin" [each must tend his own garden] is the concluding thought of...
Posted by mwestwood on Apr 9, 2009 in the Candide Group.- While to Voltaire the main purpose was of course to communicate the importance of doing work and...
Posted by writergal06 on Apr 9, 2009 in the Candide Group. 
Good points. According to Pongloss' last conversation with Candide, Voltaire leans towards the...
Posted by filosofreak on Apr 6, 2009 in the Candide Group.- Definitely. For most people, suffering serves as a trial for our faith, and reveals whether or...
Posted by writergal06 on Apr 3, 2009 in the Candide Group. - I don't think Cunegonde is as devoted to Candide as Candide is to her. She is very superficial...
Posted by writergal06 on Mar 30, 2009 in the Candide Group. - The comical effect is why people keep reading the novel. Satire and sarcasm are relatable in...
Posted by writergal06 on Mar 30, 2009 in the Candide Group. - "This is the best of all possible worlds, so everything that happens must be the best."...
Posted by writergal06 on Dec 10, 2008 in the Candide Group. - Perhaps Voltaire was not so much a pessimist as a disappointed idealist. Such is usually the...
Posted by mwestwood on Sep 17, 2008 in the Candide Group. 
"Candide" is a satire, and satirical writers often use exaggeration to prove their...
Posted by podunc on Sep 17, 2008 in the Candide Group.- In reply to #2: Voltaire is a Diest who does not believe God has any control over the human...
Posted by kellylove on Sep 17, 2008 in the Candide Group.
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