Candide
The novel Candide by Voltaire is a great piece
of satire that
makes fun of the way people in medievil times thought. The book is about a
man, Candide, and his misfortunes. Throughout the book Candide has
countless things go wrong in order to show that this is not "the best of
all possible worlds" Voltaire is trying to make a point through the
exaggeration of the inhumanities of man in a humorous way.
The story begins in a castle in Westphalia. Candide is convinced
by Cunegonde to take a lesson in "experimental physics". The two are
caught and Candide is kicked out of the castle. While Candide is suffering
from hunger and cold he is met by two men who trick him into service in the
Bulgarian army. Candide has a terrible time in the army, he tries to
escape, and he is punished severely. During the confusion of war Candide
manages to escape. Time passes and Candide meets some other interesting
individuals and has one bad experience after the next. One......
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