Rhetorical Devices Used In Candide
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A number of writers uses rhetorical devices in their writings whether it’s drama, romance, or a comedy. If you become advanced in the use of rhetorical devices it makes the literature packed with fullness and brings simplicity. Rhetorical devices brings significance instead of plainly stating the details. Writer’s disguise their writings so that the readers have to fathom things out for themselves. In Candide, Voltaire used numerous rhetorical devices to enhance Candide. Voltaire’s use of satire, irony, and symbolism is designed to make fun of philosophical optimism. He utilizes several kinds of rhetorical devices such as satire, irony, and symbols. Writer’s regularly use symbolism to connect more intense ideas than they essentially write. …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how writers use rhetorical devices in their writings, whether it's drama, romance, or a comedy. rhetorical devices bring significance instead of plainly stating the details.
- Analyzes how writers use symbolism to connect more intense ideas than they essentially write.
- Analyzes how voltaire symbolized some places or themes in the book, such as the land of el dorado, which symbolizes the best of all possible worlds.
- Analyzes how voltaire used satire to demolish the concept of optimism in candide. the bulgar-abar conflict, the severe thunderstorm, cunégonde's death, and the legit death of her parents are examples of evil.
- Analyzes how dr. pangloss' philosophy teaches candide that everything happens for a reason, which causes him to question his own philosophy about the world being the best of all possible worlds.
- Analyzes how voltaire used satire, irony, and symbolism to make candide more exciting and humorous.
Satire refers to the practice of making fun of human weaknesses or character flaws. Even though satire is making fun of someone or something, its purpose is to actually derive a reaction or disapproval from the person who reads it. For example, Candide was consequently banned from the baron’s castle, “the best of all possible worlds”. Voltaire used satire in this quote to demolish the concept of optimism. He was trying to convey that the world was not the best of all possible worlds. For this reason, Voltaire included El Dorado, which he thought was the best of all possible worlds. The problem of evil ties into this quote also. Voltaire mocked god by basically saying, if god is all powerful, then why is the world that we live in full of tragedies and disasters? There was a great amount of events that occurred to prove there was evil. The Bulgar-Abar conflict, the severe thunderstorm, the seeming death of Cunégonde and the legit death of her parents, and the experiences during the investigation are instances of evil in Candide. Another example of satire in Candide is the optimism of Candide and Pangloss. Even after the earthquake, rapes, disease, and execution, Candide and Pangloss kept ahold of their Optimism. Voltaire decided to use satire on the subject of optimism to show that the world is not a fairytale; there is evil whether it’s natural or committed by people. Romantic love is also an idea Voltaire chose to Satirize. As you know, Candide goes through hell and back to receive the love of Cunégonde. Soon Candide’s hopes are shattered and he finds out that Cunégonde has become ugly. He falls out of love with her therefore, signifying his love for Cunégonde was never legit. His love was more of thirst for a beautiful face than
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes voltaire's candide, a critique of the "all for the best" philosophy that christians keenly followed in the mid-1700s.
- Analyzes how candide was repeatedly put into situations of good fortune only to be taken from him by some unexpected tragedy.
- Analyzes how voltaire used candide's naivety to gain followers no matter how deceitful he had to be. he worried for mankind and wrote this book as a warning to the public.
- Analyzes how candide decides to give up pangloss's philosophy and live a simple life. he realizes voltaire’s truth that all men will live, work, and eventually die.
- Analyzes how irony is used extensively in the book. it is represented by the constant separation then reunification of the characters. candide finds lady cundegonde after believing for so long that she was dead.
- Opines that candide is a philosophical masterpiece that can be revered and appreciated years after the enlightenment era has passed.
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