Monthly Archives: September 2012

Candide Chapter 15-30

Martin feels very out of place in this story to me. He’s a philosopher like Pangloss but he’s VERY different from him.  The most obvious difference is that while Pangloss is optimistic Martin is the exact opposite, he is pessimistic. … Continue reading

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Candide, Optimism, Hope?

I have to say that it was definitely refreshing having Martin the philosopher appearing midway through the story.  No more of that Master Pangloss brain washing fairy tale “best of all possible worlds”, conversely, Martin interjects his philosophical perception of … Continue reading

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Pangloss: A Character Study

Pangloss is a very interesting character in this story and could be considered the driving force behind the satire which Voltaire creates.  “Everything necessarily serves the best end.”  This quote is essentially the very basis of Pangloss’s belief.  This optimism, that … Continue reading

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Candide, or Optimism (15-30)

As I finished reading this story, I must say that it was one the few stories I ever came across that actually kept me interested and entertained the whole time. I loved how Voltaire had Candide struggled with trouble after … Continue reading

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Candide

  As i continued to read the book, Candide started to question Pangloss’s philosophy, that “everthing is for the best.” When he met the negro, whose left leg and right hand are cut off, he said:”Oh Pangloss!You had no notion … Continue reading

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Candide

From the beginning of the story, we are told of Pangloss’s blind optimism. He justifies any evil occurrence that he meets, such as when Jacques drowns, he claims that the bay in which he drowns had been made just for … Continue reading

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Candide, or Optimism 377-413

When I finished reading Candide, or Optimism, I believed that Martin was the character in this story that made the most sense with his philosophy and thinking, at least based on the story’s pace and events that occurred during Candide’s … Continue reading

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Free Write – Candide

While I am not yet finished with Candide, I have done some research on it. I was amused at Voltaire’s inclusion of the character Pangloss the philosopher. He plays the role of teacher to Candide, yet his teachings are flawed. … Continue reading

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Enlightenment

AS I read Sor Juana’s poem and Mary Wollstonecraft’ “Vindication of the rights of Women”, I found that the essence of Enlightenment is the “knowledge is power” and “Human is a rational being” In addition to that essence, there is … Continue reading

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Candide, or Optimism

                When I first started reading this story I thought to myself “here goes another boring story that I won’t understand”, but I was wrong. A story filled with violence and how true … Continue reading

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