CKQ+Eldred

Key Question for //Candide//

In //Candide//, Voltaire is satirizing the idea that this is 'the best of all possible worlds." Therefore, Voltaire wants to you answer the following question:

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

In the appropriate page below, respond to the key question. Essentially, you are helping us understand how Voltaire is satirizing Optimism in your section. You will present your findings to the class after the class has completed reading your section. Assessment will be based on thoroughness in identifying the targets of Voltaire's satire in your section.

For some kind of reason, Candide always gets in trouble during his journeys. Cunegonde, first of all, who is the love of Candide, is taken away by the rouges and she is captured in some kind of place of governor's. Later on, he gets assaulted by the colonel, who is known as the brother of his love, Cunegonde. So he tells the colonel that he is going to marry his sister. Also, he gets chased and gets bugged by the natives, the Biglugs. But however, later on, he gets help by the Biglugs after he kills the colonel and colonel provides him weaponries before he died. Also, strange woman appeared and advised him through his journey when he was in need for help. In addition to that, he also gets help from people from Eldorado. Like this, even though there are drawbacks of something, there are rays of hope for help.