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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.

Candide always meets obstacles and problems on his journey. He gets attacked on his journey. His true love cundegone is taken by the villains, and she is now in the governor’s place. Candide gets attacked by the colonel, who is cundegone’s brother, just because he told the colonel that he's gonna marry her. He also gets captured by the native tribe biglugs, and they get lost in wild. However, there are always rays of hope that we can see, when Candide is suffering from the dangers and troubles he face. When he gets a panic attack, the old woman gives him good advices. The colonel also helps them and provide them horses and weapons. When Candide kills the colonel and runs away, he gets help by the biglugs. When they are lost, they gets help by the people of Eldorado. Like this, there are always good people and rays of hope even though everything becomes your obstacle.