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Voltaire’s Candide

Candide is a naïve young man who is hopelessness but good-hearted. Pangloss was the tutor to Candide and he teaches Candide that they are living in the best world. Candide was banished from his home where he had been adopted and then traveled to the world where he met many misfortunes. This happened when he was following after Cunegonde a woman whom he had loved. The actions and opinions of Candide are influenced by other external factors. There is disillusionment of Candide which takes place gradually which was a reflection of the Europeans during the era of Voltaire. The main purpose of the paper is to discuss troubles, aspirations, and adventures of Candide who is a character in Voltaire Candide.

Candide has a heroic figure because he rises to the occasion and killed Issachar. As a hero, he went through an adventure and every place he went, there is a great thing. It is not easy for one to go to an adventure in unknown places. Aided by two soldiers, Candide was able to travel to the neighboring town despite being hungry and cold. He endured a lot of beatings by his superiors and witnessed horrors as he pressed through the village. Candide hoped to find fortunes in the Christian Holland where he had run to. It not easy to find good people but Candide meets Anabaptist who was very good to him and showed him a lot of kindness and he was also very generous. He met with a beggar had a problem of diseases that disfigured her body. In the novel, Candide is a protagonist and he did not find true happiness as well as the ultimate message. Candide has an open mind and compassionate about what he wants to achieve and this is what he used to view atrocities. He does not have discriminatory disbelief. The abuse of power that he comes across was perplexed by it more so in most of the places that he traveled. As a hero, he had a firm stand and did not allow his inner character to be moved by the world that was outside him. He also approached a disaster that was endless and coming on his way a blank canvas. Candide is a naïve young man who is willing to take opportunities that comes on his way. He is impressionable and believes that good things will happen and blank canvas happened throughout the novel. He dropped his guard when bad things happened to him. Candide has been portrayed as a character that is one- dimensional and sympathetic. He is point suffering and he did not have street smarts and had his hope against the odds that he had. Candide is held as a paragon of virtue which makes him lack the true definition of happiness.

Candide is the main character in the novel and he is very innocent. He is also faithful and idealistic to a great degree. Due to optimistic worldview, Candide accepts Pangloss who was his tutor. He passed through many misfortunes such as executions and poor theatrical productions. Despite his suffering, Candide did not give up and continues to focus on great things that were ahead of him. He did not have a bad attitude and he has the idealistic dedication to the woman that he loved, Cunegonde. He first accepts his philosophy but as he continues to experience poverty, hypocrisy which is found in church and horrors of war, he started doubting Pangloss. In the satire of Voltaire, there is philosophical optimism. One of the virtues of Candide is optimism which he maintained throughout the play. He hoped that things shall be well one day and all the problems that he experienced will end. However, there was the inadequacy of thinking in a way that is more optimistic. Pangloss and Candide who were very optimistic encountered many horrible situations such as executions that were unjust, betrayals, rape, and floggings. The horrors served as the cruelty of the world and the terrible things that were taking place. It was a real struggle for Pangloss to find the justification of the horrible things which were happening in the world. Although other characters in the play including Martin, Cacambo and an old woman were very pessimistic about the events, Candide and Pangloss did not give up. Their optimism was based on the philosophical abstract instead of being focused on the real world experience of evidence. Generally, Candide has philosophical speculations that were useless as well as destructive. It acted as a stumbling block for Candide from making decisions that realistic and that surround issues that are being faced in the novel. Pangloss continues to prove the causes of the earthquake which had taken place instead of focusing on important aspects of their lives. The ethic of hard work was rejected by Candide and practical work as he believed that people should not have time for their leisure. In the play judgment of philosophy creates surprising and dramatic scenarios.

Candide got some fortune while he was in Eldorado which made him have hopes that his problems might come to an end. As a wealthy man, Candide was not happy because he was watching his money go away with merchants who were very unscrupulous. His focus for optimism made him encountered many cheatings where most of the people were attracted by the money that he had. Many false friends were attracted to him and this continued to make his life unhappy.

In conclusion, Candide was very optimistic but he faced many horrific situations in his life. He made the adventure to Holland with the hope of finding a person who is generous and kind to assist him. Some of the horrors that candied faced included flogging, rape, and deaths. Candide and Pangloss are inspired that one day they will make it in life and everything would work as they expected.

Work Cited

David Bruce “Voltaire’s Candide” (2009): 4-190