Do You Think Candide Gained Insight?
Bella Thiel
Professor Darren
World Literature II
5/24/2012
Do you think Candide gained Insight? I believe that while Candide lived in the castle, he was very innocent and naïve, and did not know much about the reality of life. Obviously, he was taught by Pangloss who is a fool acting like the world they live in is the best world and the castle as well. He did not prepare Candide well, so when Candide gets kicked out of the Castle, he takes a big hit. He grew up in the castle so of course he does not have experience, which is why he gets very confused whether who to believe when he starts experiencing all kind of things and meet people who have suffered throughout their lives. He does not know if he should stay optimistic as Pangloss has always been or start thinking negatively of life itself. Overall he did gain insight. When someone grows up in a nice place such as Candide, and has grown up with his teacher repeating to him that this world is the best…. Candide’s naivety and innoncence is understandable. Once he gets kicked out of the castle, he finds himself living in a world of terror where every one’s worse nightmare happens to him. He finally sees that many things happen in the world such as killing, rapping, etc..
But at the end, he still wants to marry Cunegonde and only sees the positive things such as him finds her. He does not worry about the fact that everyone has been killed but lived again or that the women were used as sex slaves. No, at the end he is still somewhat innocent, wanting to live a happy life. He did gain some insight but not a whole lot. Meaning not enough to make him change. He is still the same innoncent and naïve
Professor Darren
World Literature II
5/24/2012
Do you think Candide gained Insight? I believe that while Candide lived in the castle, he was very innocent and naïve, and did not know much about the reality of life. Obviously, he was taught by Pangloss who is a fool acting like the world they live in is the best world and the castle as well. He did not prepare Candide well, so when Candide gets kicked out of the Castle, he takes a big hit. He grew up in the castle so of course he does not have experience, which is why he gets very confused whether who to believe when he starts experiencing all kind of things and meet people who have suffered throughout their lives. He does not know if he should stay optimistic as Pangloss has always been or start thinking negatively of life itself. Overall he did gain insight. When someone grows up in a nice place such as Candide, and has grown up with his teacher repeating to him that this world is the best…. Candide’s naivety and innoncence is understandable. Once he gets kicked out of the castle, he finds himself living in a world of terror where every one’s worse nightmare happens to him. He finally sees that many things happen in the world such as killing, rapping, etc..
But at the end, he still wants to marry Cunegonde and only sees the positive things such as him finds her. He does not worry about the fact that everyone has been killed but lived again or that the women were used as sex slaves. No, at the end he is still somewhat innocent, wanting to live a happy life. He did gain some insight but not a whole lot. Meaning not enough to make him change. He is still the same innoncent and naïve