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VoltaireCandide
Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1759A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
How does Candide change over the course of the text? How and when does he change?
In Candide, how do women’s experiences in the world differ from men? What are some typical markers of the women’s experience as they circulate from place to place?
Voltaire’s satire is far-reaching and criticizes many voices of the 18th-century, and yet sometimes he presents characters with whom he seems to sympathize. Choose a figure that Voltaire seems sympathetic to and explain why that person seems to “get it right.”
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