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Exploring Voltaire's Satire in Candide: An Analysis

Uncover the satirical brilliance of Voltaire's Candide, with insights into irony, overstatement, and understatements. Discover how Voltaire critiques societal norms and institutions. Explore the characters of Candide and Pangloss and their roles in conveying the author's message.

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Exploring Voltaire's Satire in Candide: An Analysis

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  1. Monday, March 14 • Turn in hard copy of Hamlet Essay • Hamlet Essay due on Turnitin.com by midnight • Field Trip tomorrow • Homework due Wednesday: • DBQ • Read Book 4, pages 134-138 • Read “Voltaire & Candide” Book 4, pages 121-130 • Bring Book 4 to class on Wednesday

  2. Japan Earthquake and Tsunami 2011 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4jaTPP7vP0&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrzJJ_6brMs&feature=related

  3. Voltaire 1697-1778 • François-Marie Arouet • Famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and free trade. • Exiled from France, lived in Great Britain for 3 years • Criticized organized religion • Self-proclaimed Deist

  4. Historical Influences • Seven Year’s War • 1755 Lisbon Earthquake • “The best of all possible worlds”

  5. Candide 1758 • French satirical novel • Published Candide simultaneously in five countries • Sarcastic tone • Fast moving plot • Character of Candide • “candid” “frank” • Adheres to Dr. Pangloss’ teachings of glib optimism • Dr. Pangloss • “all tongue”

  6. Rhetorical Tools in Candideused to Support Satirical Argument • Irony • the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend. • Overstatement • Use of exaggerated terms for emphasis or effect. Example : His eloquence could split rocks • Reference to something with a name disproportionately greater than its nature. Example: The wound given to my client... (when referring to a scratch) • Understatement • It isn't very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain. —J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye • The scratch my client gave to the plaintiff... (when referring to a sizeable wound)

  7. While reading Candide… • Find two examples of Candide being frank. • Find two examples of Pangloss being “all tongue”. • Find examples of irony, overstatement, and understatement. • What attitudes, beliefs, and institutions is Voltaire attacking?

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