CKQ+ch+1-3+Joanna

1. Why is this not the best of all possible worlds? But, at the same time, //Candide// is not an entirely hopeless novel. What 'rays of hope' do you see? As you post your responses to the key question also mention 'rays of hope' that you see in the novel.

Here are some specific categories to look for:
 * religion
 * kings
 * governments
 * war
 * avarice (greed)
 * social pride
 * dishonesty
 * slavery
 * inhuman treatment of others
 * disease
 * cataclysms

Requirements:
 * 3-5 examples
 * your examples should include evidence that demonstrates why this is not the best of all possible worlds
 * remember to look for 'rays of hope'
 * as in the example above, quote your evidence and explain how it answers the key question

Ch 1 pg 5 //"His Excellency the Baron von Thunder-ten-tronckh happened to be passing near the screen and, observing this cause and that effect, chased Candide out of the castle with great kicks to his backside; Cunegonde fainted; as soon as she came to her senses she had her face slapped by the Baorness, and all was consternation in the most beautiful and delightful of possible castles."//

The quote shows inhuman treatment of others. So, people weren't even allowed to love each other with freedom. When 'his excellency' or the baroness got angry, they had the right to just inhumanely treat the people like they did to Candide and Cunegonde. They just used violence over their anger.

Ch 2 pg 5 //"Two men dressed in blue observed him:'well now, comrade,' said the first, 'there's a well-built fellow, and he's of regulation height.' They approached Candide, and invited him very civilly to dine with them."//

This part actually showed some rays of hope. Civilians were quite warm-hearted. Even though they didn't have enough for themselves, they tried to share things with their so-called "comrade". It showed the ray of light called sharing in society.

Ch 3 pg 9 //"The next day, while out for a walk, he came across a beggar all covered in sores, his eyes glazed, the end of his nose eaten away, his mouth twisted on one side, his teeth black, who spoke in a strangled voice and was racked by a violent cough, spitting out a tooth with every spasm."//

This part shows dishonesty. The people acted as if they helped the poor man, but the next they when no one looked, they threw him away. Society seemed to neglect the people that were in pain.