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This occurs in Chapter 19 "What Happened to them at Surinam and How...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:27:23 PST

This occurs in Chapter 19 "What Happened to them at Surinam and How Candide Became Acquainted with Martin". While in Surinam, Candide sends the last of his wealth away with Cacambo, & finds himself alone & miserable. So, he decides to hold a contest: He made it known in the town that he would pay the passage and board and give two thousand piastres to any honest man who would make the voyage with him, upon condition that this man was...

How does Martin become the companion of Candide?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:25:47 PST

How does Martin become the companion of Candide?

When the commandant says he can talk with Candide because they are both...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:26:31 PST

When the commandant says he can talk with Candide because they are both German in Chapter XIV, the two rejoice to see each other. However, in Chapter XV, the baron, who has called Candide his brother and savior, learns that Candide intends to marry Cunegonde and says angrily, You insolent wretch!.... How impudent of you even to think of marrying my sister who has seventy-two generations of nobility behind her! You ought to be ashamed of...

At the end of Chapter VI of Voltaire's satire, after having been...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:58:41 PST

At the end of Chapter VI of Voltaire's satire, after having been flogged, Candide is cared for by a very old woman, who dresses his wounds. Later, in Chapter XI, the old woman tells Candide her own biography of trials and tribulations. But, first she informs Candide that she is the illegitimate daughter of Pope Urban X [fictitious pope] and the Princess of Palestrina. With this mother she was brought up in "a palace so magnificent that...

After Candide had proven himself worthy, why didn't Cunegonde's brother...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:52:42 PST

After Candide had proven himself worthy, why didn't Cunegonde's brother still not want them to get married?

In regards to Candide, who is Princess of Palestina in Voltaire?

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 20:11:01 PST

In regards to Candide, who is Princess of Palestina in Voltaire?

i believe that candide is a satire because the book is always in contact...

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:24:11 PST

i believe that candide is a satire because the book is always in contact with the kings and military. also, life in general is satarized. he makes everything a mockary. he pokes fun at everything that went against his philosophy. his philosophy was that life has a purpose, and if that reason means death, then there is a point for it.

The main character!!!!

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:50:40 PST

The main character!!!!

In the book Candeed who is Candeed?

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:46:01 PST

In the book Candeed who is Candeed?

What was Voltaire's reason for bringing Pangloss, the Baron and...

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:42:27 PST

What was Voltaire's reason for bringing Pangloss, the Baron and Cunegonde back?

There are a few different implications in the question that you asked....

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:06:07 PST

There are a few different implications in the question that you asked. Looking first at the goal of the literature, I think that Voltaire was warning against having the radical perspective that Pangloss carried. Pangloss did not simply believe that all things were predetermined by God; he also believed that everything that happened was the best possible outcome. Voltaire shows the folly in this viewpoint of the world. Voltaire shows the evil...

Do you think the "resurrections" were significant to the theme of...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:21:54 PST

Do you think the "resurrections" were significant to the theme of optimism and/or did they have deeper meaning?

Do you believe that Pangloss' way of viewing the events of the world as...

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:45:31 PST

Do you believe that Pangloss' way of viewing the events of the world as predetermined by God is a realistic way to live your life?

In the conclusion of Candide, the protagonist simply states that "we...

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:15:04 PST

In the conclusion of Candide, the protagonist simply states that "we must cultivate our garden." Is this an appropriate conclusion to the story?

"Chacun doit cultiver son jardin" is the final reflection of Candide,...

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:28:43 PST

"Chacun doit cultiver son jardin" is the final reflection of Candide, and this idea that one must cultivate his own garden--to paraphrase the metaphor: one must make one's own happiness--is the theme here that Voltaire wishes to convey. For, while Eldorado is "the best of possible worlds," it is not for Candide since he loves Cunnegonde; to Candide "heaven on earth" must include the object of his love or else his life has no meaning,...

Is Voltaire portraying in "Candide" that greed and love will destroy...

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:54:28 PST

Is Voltaire portraying in "Candide" that greed and love will destroy you in the end?

Candide Questions

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:20:31 PST

Hi! I have mulitple questions for Candide. Here they are:

1. How do Cnadide and Martin interpret the battle and the world? HOw is this interpretationi different form what Pangloss might say?

2. List at least 3 different examples of satire in Chapters 20 - 30. What is Voltaire satirizing? Why did you choose this example?

3. Pangloss uses the philosophy of hte Optismist ot account for events and happening to himself, to...

Questions such as this are very difficult to answer because they assume...

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:29:00 PST

Questions such as this are very difficult to answer because they assume a direct correspondence between writers and the characters they depict. Most often, one cannot easily say whether or not the author is most associated with a particular character. All of this being said, one could argue that Voltaire's philosophical views tend to run along the lines of Martin's. Pangloss's philosophical optimism, particularly its adoption of a...

There is a large degree of similarity between the narrative of...

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:10:41 PST

There is a large degree of similarity between the narrative of Voltaire's Candide and the author's life itself. Both the title character Candide and Voltaire were born into the upper class but were cast out at an early age, and both lived lives filled with tragedy and misfortune. Voltaire's did not kiss the wrong the girl, as Candide does; however, he does get on the wrong side of the censors, even at an early age. For this, he was...

With the theme of "Candide" as the human condition, Votaire sees...

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:58:09 PST

With the theme of "Candide" as the human condition, Votaire sees optimism as a stutifying limitation upon understanding this condition. For, Dr. Pangloss's doctrine of optimism holds that everything in life has reasons for its existence in the "best of all possible worlds." Instead, through the misadventures of Candide, the world is not, the best, but absurd. Voltaire does not simply protray Dr. Pangloss's thinking as foolish; he perceives...