Tuesday, 7 May 2013

In Candide, do Voltaire's views most directly resemble Martin's, Pangloss', or Cacambo's?

Questions such
as this are very difficult to answer because they assume a direct correspondence between writers
and the characters they depict.  Most often, one cannot easily say whether or not the author is
most associated with a particular character.  All of this being said, one could argue that 's
philosophical views tend to run along the lines of Martin's.

Pangloss's
philosophical optimism, particularly its...

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