Love In Candide And The Metamorphosis, The Dead

Love? Candide, and “The Metamorphosis”, “The Dead”, all have one major emotion in them…love. However, each one of them portrays love in a different way. All of these stories demonstrate how love is an unbreakable bond that can affect how a person behaves, and how one emotion can change a person. We all have been told at some point in our life that the way we act when we ae around certain people change depending on who the person is. When we are around a person we love, we act differently than we would if we are around a stranger. Each one of the three stories mentioned above has love in them. First, we will start out with a summary, to get a better understanding of the literary piece that is being analyzed. Then discuss how love plays in all of these pieces. In the story Candide, Candide is about a man that ends up falling in love with his uncle’s daughter. The Baron, his uncle, sees them kiss and he kicks Candide out. Throughout the story, Candide is traveling the world trying …show more content…
Candide showed all types of these. His love between Cunegonde was a spousal type, his love for Pangloss and the others showed the love between friends and family. “The Metamorphosis” showed the love between family, especially the way between Gregor and his sister, and even him and his parents before they found out he changed. Love can be found anywhere you look. Whether it is a family out together, two people in love or just a pair of friends. Therefore, love can change the way people act and the way they live their life. Candide become a murderer for his beloved Cunegonde, whereas, Gregor’s family wished him dead. Love is a very powerful emotion that can emit different reactions from different people. A love that is strong can conquer almost anything. If a person loves someone then they will want what is best for their loved ones and would do anything in the world for