Candide by Voltaire Summary amp Analysis

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Summarize videos instantly with our Course Assistant plugin, and enjoy AI-generated quizzes: https://bit.ly/ch-ai-asst Voltaire’s Candide explained with chapter summaries in just a few minutes! • • Course Hero Literature Instructor Russell Jaffe provides an in-depth analysis of the plot, characters, symbols, and themes in Voltaire's novella Candide. • Download the free study guide and infographic for Candide here: https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Candid... • • Voltaire's satiric novella Candide traces the disillusionment of its titular protagonist, who is first encountered on a bucolic estate in Germany. • • There, he and his cousins are tutored by a philosopher, Pangloss, who believes that everything that happens is for the best. Candide is rapidly disabused of this notion after being thrown out for kissing his cousin Cunégonde. • • The story then traces his journeys from Portugal to South America and then back to Europe. • • Filled with adventure and romance, the novella nonetheless skewers the conventions typical of such tales. Candide and Cunégonde are reunited on multiple occasions, only to be torn apart again by circumstance. • • Through the experiences of its feckless hero, the novella demonstrates the folly of believing that everything happens for a reason. • • Did you know? Candide was banned in the United States. Once in 1929, U.S. Customs confiscated copies that were sent to Harvard University. Once, in 1943, the U.S. Post Office forced retailer Concord Books to black out the title of the book in its catalog for being obscene literature. • • Prolific French writer Voltaire’s Candide was first published in 1759. Voltaire's writing made him one of the leading figures of the Enlightenment, a Western intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries. Though Voltaire had been dead for several years when the French Revolution began in 1789, the longevity of his ideas often earns him credit as one of its instigators. • • This satire contains many powerful symbols including a red sheep (representing Candide’s last shred of optimism), syphilis (representing the dangers of empire building), and the garden (representing equal treatment and busy hands). Other important themes explored include the fall of optimism, religious intolerance, and money and misery. Explore Course Hero’s collection of free literature study guides, Q A pairs, and infographics here: https://www.coursehero.com/lit/ • • About Course Hero: • Course Hero helps empower students and educators to succeed! We’re fueled by a passionate community of students and educators who share their course-specific knowledge and resources to help others learn. Learn more at http://www.coursehero.com • • Master Your Classes™ with Course Hero! • • Get the latest updates: • Facebook: / coursehero • Twitter: / coursehero

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