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  How does Martin become the companion of Candide?

  Posted by teada on Nov 24, 2009 at 11:25 AM

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

  Posted by janearross on Oct 27, 2009 at 01:52 PM

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

  Posted by enigmababy7 on Oct 1, 2009 at 08:11 PM

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  In the book Candeed who is Candeed?

  Posted by orangewoodchristian on Sep 23, 2009 at 07:46 AM

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

  Posted by natalieblount on Sep 16, 2009 at 06:42 AM

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

  Posted by amaryon3 on Sep 15, 2009 at 12:21 AM

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  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? 

  Posted by lauren5387 on Sep 14, 2009 at 10:45 PM

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

  Posted by yuengling on Sep 14, 2009 at 06:15 PM

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

  Posted by clinn81 on Sep 11, 2009 at 06:54 AM

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  Voltaire’s Candide is a satirical attack on the optimistic philosophy embodied in the Pangloss’s doctrine.

  Posted by jacquierrm on Jul 27, 2009 at 12:21 PM

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  According to Voltaire, what forces get in the way of a person's exercise of free will?

  Posted by catty28 on Apr 22, 2009 at 06:10 PM

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  How are the characters of Candide and Victor (Frankenstein) similar in the context of the Enlightenment and the Romantic Movement?

  Posted by ott2talk on Mar 18, 2009 at 12:08 PM

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  Is Voltaire stating that there is no happiness in life, and a person must submit to the ways of the world?

  Posted by muddydorado on Jan 31, 2009 at 09:17 PM

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  cite one of the teachings pf pangloss 

  Posted by nitaboo18 on Jan 2, 2009 at 03:00 PM

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  How does voltaire show the hypocrisy of the clergy on page 40?

  Posted by dukegirl on Nov 2, 2008 at 12:10 PM

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  In Candide, why do you think the female characters got the worst treatment?

  Posted by luisalejo on Oct 27, 2008 at 07:56 PM

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  Was it not incest between Candide and Cunegonde?

  Posted by cierraskye00 on Sep 17, 2008 at 05:59 PM

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  In "Candide," why does the old woman cling to life, even though she is miserable?

  Posted by kawaiicb on Sep 17, 2008 at 01:46 PM

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  Do you think Voltaire's real-life experience provided motivation for his creation of Candide?

  Posted by racegirl36 on Sep 15, 2008 at 05:56 PM

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  What is Voltaire trying to tell us through this novel, "Candide"?

  Posted by william08 on May 26, 2008 at 11:26 AM

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  What does Candide learn through the book?

  Posted by elena92 on May 15, 2008 at 09:48 AM

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  In "Candide," what is a "Manichaeism"? What did "Manichaeism" impose?

  Posted by danielsong on May 15, 2008 at 05:44 AM

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  What is the old woman's story in "Candide"?

  Posted by joanakika on May 15, 2008 at 05:30 AM

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  Could pangloss's theory of "all is for the best be applied to modern day life.

  Posted by william08 on May 15, 2008 at 05:14 AM

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  In the novel "Candide," why did Candide leave Eldorado?

  Posted by gherhino on May 14, 2008 at 06:18 AM

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  Why would Candide and Cacambo leave the city of Eldorado when they had everything they wanted, and Cunegonde was about to marry another man?

  Posted by costanza on May 14, 2008 at 03:56 AM

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  Vanity (la vanité) can mean vain and conceited, or meaninglessness/ uselessness.  How is vanity portrayed and reflected in "Candide"? 

  Posted by drbrain on Apr 29, 2008 at 11:33 AM

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  How is Candide a satire of the philosophy of optimism?

  Posted by shandel06 on Apr 13, 2008 at 10:47 PM

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  Why do you think that Candide only talk about Cunegonde's beauty throughout the story? Do you think he got what he deserved in the end?

  Posted by heathercameron on Mar 31, 2008 at 06:40 AM

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  Do you think that Cunegonde was leading Candide on and shared in her brother's opinion that Candide was beneath their nobility? 

  Posted by bethpv on Mar 29, 2008 at 08:08 PM

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  In Candide, when they begin tending the garden, do you see it as turning their back on society because of strife or do you find a deeper meaning?

  Posted by aamorgan on Mar 28, 2008 at 06:05 AM

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  What do you make of Voltaire's constant jabs at people who crossed him during his life? Do you think it diminished the work in anyway?

  Posted by christoff123 on Mar 28, 2008 at 01:54 AM

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  Do you think that Candide was ever truly happy or was he always looking for something more than he had at that given moment in time?

  Posted by ayoung120107 on Mar 27, 2008 at 10:41 PM

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  What elements make "Candide" a universal story?

  Posted by doolzealot on Nov 26, 2007 at 11:54 AM

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  In Candide, how does Voltaire give the reader the feeling that evil does exist here on Earth?

  Posted by ksais on Nov 5, 2007 at 09:15 PM

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  In Candide, what is Voltaire's point, with respect to human corruption?

  Posted by msceecee on Sep 12, 2007 at 12:33 PM

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  In Candide, with which character does Voltaire compare most directly?  Is it Martin, Pangloss, or Cacambo?

  Posted by silviaterr on Jan 28, 2007 at 10:11 AM