Candide

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   amy-lepore Teacher
   High School - 12th Grade

   What makes Candide a universal tale is the fact that it is a coming of age story about a young man who, through travel and adventure, learns a lot about the human condition--what it is to be human, alive, happy, sad, jealous, etc.  The fact that this is a French satire does not detract from the fact that people from every continent, of every economic background, of every religious and ethnic group experience the same emotions as human beings.      The author, Voltaire, draws attention to many faults and human foibles including, but not limited to, religion and theologians, governments and armies, philosophies and philosophers--not unlike other satirists like Jonathon Swift or Alexander Pope.  

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   Posted by amy-lepore on Friday December 14, 2007 at 10:00 PM
   
   

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   william08 Student
   High School - 9th Grade

   It applies to all aspects of life, punto.

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   Posted by william08 on Friday May 16, 2008 at 3:28 PM
   
   

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