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Candide

Posted on September 11, 2012 by ma126976

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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Voltaire – “Candide or Optimism”

Posted on September 10, 2012 by ba147443

I felt like “Candide, or optimism” was a look into one man’s struggle with with accepting that evil does exist. In the best of circumstances we’d all like to be like Candide and Dr. Pangloss and believe that everything is … Continue reading →

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