Essays on Candide

The conclusion to Voltaire’s novel Candide is rather interesting as it depicts how humans can develop throughout their life, some might even see themselves through Candide’s story. What makes his journey so interesting is the fact that Candide has lived the life of a satire,…

Voltaire’s Eldorado by the Standards of More’s Utopia Everyone has heard the word “utopia.” It is often used in passing by idealistic characters as they reference a perfect but non-existent town or city, usually in contrast to the shoddy world that lends itself to the…

You Can’t Always Get What You Want In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and Candide by Voltaire, both the monster and Candide are tossed into the real world and forced to fend for themselves. Although these two stories seem as if they have nothing in common…