Candide Character Analysis Essay

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It 's the tale of man who 's love has got him banished from his home and is forced to travel all around mostly Europe. The book not only has adventure but has a mix of the "slice of life" genre. The character development was done very deeply, it may take some time to get adjusted to the characters. As for the plot line, there is still that vibe where the guy gets the girl and all the good guys win and live happily ever after. Don 't let this trick you because the story gets really gritty. Basically, the story tells what the characters go through and mostly how the main character handles things. Voltaire viewed the Catholic Church as basically Western Europe 's government. They were responsible for mostly laws and regulations over the …show more content…

Most of the time he feelings centered around positive feeling. There were time where he heard or saw bad news that too effects towards his feeling. Despite the troubles, Candide was able to pull himself together and regain such feelings. One example, he believed that his lover was dead which damaged his positivity until the lover found him thus restoring it from what little remains. However, in the end he did say that Cunegonde was ugly and if so, she went through a lot that left her with wounds and scars and such does much for the physical look. However, Candide did held up his deal made when the couple had to split and married her meaning that Candide himself, never cared for her looks. Also, Candide was very genorous to also free Pangloss and the baron from their slavery. However he also had the choice to desert the Baron who is apparently the sister of his love interest and responsible for banishing him from his home. Also, the baron still refused to allow Candide to marry his sister despite being freed. If he was not freed he would have been left behind to his fate. The love for Cunegonde remained present and centered throughout from beginning to end. Candide 's attitude overall remained with more optimism than …show more content…

What he stated with the remark is that if the events stated in the story had not occured, it would have ended not only different but also in the negative. This links to today 's poplar saying that no matter what, everything will be better in the end. Candide gained that impression when he took the opportunity to get a career in farming despite the supposed deaths of others he cared deeply, the arrests of himself, and other troubles that awaited his apparent adventures, he realized that in the end that as long as everyone is happy, all the bad days didn 't happen for nothing. However, this meaning may not be present in other scenarios or as a matter of fact other people. For example, one can go through a route where he can get ran over by a horse, stabbed by his wife, and forced to do something he never wishes to do, but he still doesn 't get that roasted ham he craved throughout the time. The saying and such belief may not be accurate at times but still, things can end well no matter what. This saying also contributes that Candide was still positive through the entire

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