Candide

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Candide is a satirical novel written by Voltaire that discusses the plight of people in Europe during the eighteenth century. This paper discusses the events and themes in "Candide" and compares them with the events and people from the modern times. This paper also analyzes whether the novel has the modern element by which people can relate to the story of the novel itself. Lastly, the researcher discusses how the idealistic Utopian society plays a significant role in affecting the similarity of events found during the eighteenth century and the present times.

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"One of the prominent events illustrated in the novel Candide is the civil strife that Candide's society experience due to different warring groups eager for the chance to grab a city to dominate and conquer. The scenes in the novel show how people are brutally murdered without mercy by the soldiers (wherein Candide became one after being thrown out of the Baron's house). In addition to the brutal murder of the people, women and children were also abused, while the other soldiers looted each house in the area. This scenario is very much in occurrence today, especially in warring cities or nations. The soldiers do not only abuse their power to conquer and fight with the enemies, but they are also ruthless and insensitive to the sufferings of the people in the society. Any reader can understand the plight of the people during the eighteenth century because they also witness the same events in today's time."

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