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... In his most well known work, Candide, Voltaire used several of these techniques to expose the hypocrisy of many areas of 18th century society, using much of the same style as his influential colleague, Jonathan Swift.
In this book, Voltaire takes his main character, Candide, and presents him as a “blank slate”, in order to examine the influence that many different philosophies of the day have on him. Candide is a naïve innocent young man, who is under the tutelage of Dr. ... He displays his wonderful use of satirical irony right at the beginning of the chapter by having Cacambo reassure Candide about their decision to abandon Candide’s love, Cunegonde. He tells Candide that she will be safe because, “Women always manage to find something to do with themselves; God looks after them. ... Candide and Cacambo have gone to fight for the Jesuits in Paraguay. ... He uses extravagant language and details to describe the setting of Candide’s meeting with the Reverend Commandant, describing a delicious meal being served in golden vessels, while the Paraguayan natives are eating corn out of wooden bowls in the blazing sun. ... The chapter closes with Candide and the Jesuit Commandant recognizing each other and falling into each other’s arms in amazement and joy, but only after Candide has kissed the hem of the Jesuit’s garment. Yet Voltaire cannot resist an ironic point at the Optimism philosophy, by having Candide exclaim how happy Pangloss would have been to see that everything does work out for the best; had he not been hanged. ... This “religious nobleman” is exposed as a hypocrite by Voltaire when he explodes at the notion of a commoner like Candide marrying his sister, Cunegonde.
Approximate Word count = 1388
Approximate Pages = 5.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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