Even though the world is filled with disaster, Candide has an optimistic attitude that he adopted from Dr. Pangloss' teachings. In spite of his many trials, Candide believes that all is well and everything is for the best. Only once, in frustration, does he admit that he sometimes feels that optimism is "the mania of maintaining that all is well when we are miserable" (Voltaire 41)...
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Candide's enthusiastic view of life is contrasted with, and challenged by the suffering which he endures throughout the book. Candide eventually learns how to achieve happiness in the face of misadventure. He learns that in order to attain a state of contentment, one must be part of society where there is collective effort and work...
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Francois Marie Arouet (voltaire): French Author And Philosopher 1694 - Throughout his years in exile Voltaire produced a constant flow of books, plays, pamphlets, and letters. He was a voice of reason, and an outspoken critic of religious intolerance and persecution...	2 / 409
Voltaire They studied the natural sciences together for several years. In 1746, Voltaire was voted into the "Academie Francaise." In 1749, after the death of "Marquise du Chatelet" and at the invitation of the King of Prussia, "Frederick the Great," he moved to Potsdam (near Berlin in Germany)...	2 / 509
Candide However, Voltaire described James the Anabaptist as the most generous and humane character in the novel showing his positive attitude toward the everyday religious believers; Voltaire described James as "honest" and "charitable" (Voltaire, 28, 31)...	2 / 376
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