Candid, truthful and straightforward. Or is it a picture taken without the subjects knowledge? Well both of these descriptions are right, however, Voltaire's Candide might not be either one. The novel is bursting with satire which can be obvious but deceiving.
From Irony to hyperboles, Candide includes so much detail and hidden messages that it takes a second time reading to figure out what it really means. It can be funny and witty but also a pain in the neck. Although, once you get what the text is inferring, you just have to compliment Voltaire's wittiness with a "Oh Voltaire, you clever son of a gun!"
It is funny how Pangloss, Candide´s philosopher, says these words as he had just experienced a brutal attack by the Bulgars which had raped and massacred the "mansion" that he had been staying with his lords. Yet he states that it is love, that can have many meanings such as caring, affection and loyalty that have nothing to do with harming and hate, even, they are the exact opposite, that is what every human being has in his soul while society is going through wars and destruction. Ironic you ask? Yes.
Voltaire has made it clear to us that he uses satire for mostly, mockery. From the names of the German towns to the way he portrays nobleness, this novel from the looks of it is a labyrinth full of messages at the middle waiting to be found.
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