Category: Book Candide

Four Themes in Voltaire’s Candide Candide (1759) is a satire written by the French philosopher Voltaire. Through its lampooning of important social institutions, personalities and conventions, Candide criticized various social ills such as the hypocrisy of religion and the corrupting power of money. Not surprisingly, it was… 1 609 words Voltaire’s Candide: One Man’s Search…

Candide is a pure and sincere young man. He is an illegitimate nephew of a poor but wain German Baron. He was brought up with Baron’s own son and daughter and now lives in Baron’s castle. Their home teacher, Dr. Pangloss who is an amateur philosopher, teaches the children his optimistic worldview, saying that they…