Candide
After reading the novel Candide, I realized how much of a satire the novel actually was. The actions of the characters and the situations they are put in alone show how satirical it actually is. In the beginning, Candide is exposed to the philosophical teachings of the castle’s oracle. His name is Pangloss, and he believed that “Everything is for the best, in this best of all worlds” (p519). Candide struggles repeatedly with these beliefs. Throughout the text, he is constantly subjected to horror after horror, and is always second-guessing his beliefs. Candide goes from believing to not believing over and over again. I feel that the belief that Pangloss had burned into the mind of Candide is quite ridiculous when I try and put it into context with the situations Candide faces. In the very beginning he is put through horrible events that he is led to believe. One of which deals with the attack of the Bulgars on the castle, and what occurred from this attack. “She (Cunegonde) was disemboweled by the Bulgar soldiers, after having been raped to the absolute limit of human endurance;
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Some common words found in the essay are:
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Approximate Word count = 740
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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