In the beginning I felt bad for Candide. He followed his heart, got kicked out of his first class life, and then kidnapped. Candide has some of the worst luck immaginable. Even when things look like they're going to be fine, it all falls apart again. At first I blamed luck, but as I kept reading Candide is an idiot. In the beginning he was extremely niave. I mean, he agreed to dine with two strangers who were paying for his food. This can be expected due to his raising. However, he hasn't truly grown as a character. He keeps killing people (one of them was his dear friend) without thinking of the consequences, and he is surprised when cultures vary from his own. I know this is a satire, but it would be great is Candide just developed a little more.
Also I'm sad about how Holland is described as a Christian country, and then Candide is treated the way he is. It reminds me of the Good Samaritan as well which I really like that Voltaire threw that in here.
P.S. I commented on Kristina Brook's!
P.S. I commented on Kristina Brook's!
Candide is really naïve, I mean come on really two strangers just happen to want to buy his food and he think it will be okay to just kill two people and nothing bad will happen.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Candide is an idiot. You would think he would learn from his mistakes, but obviously not.
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