Satire of today VS. Candide’s Satire
In the Story “From Candide” satire was used to contrast ironically the tragedy and the comedy. Satire was used for many reasons such as humor, exaggerations, and irony to expose and criticize people’s stupidity, particularly in the context of politics or other topical issues. Candide was written in 1759 by a man named voltaire to explain that everything that happens, happens for a reason no matter how tragic it is.
I believe that his satire is held up in today’s society because people use exaggerations, humor, and ridicule other people’s contemporary politics and other topical issues like in Candide’s story. An example of Candide’s satire was when he was asked if he tenderly loved the King of the Bulgarians, he answered “not a bit, for I have never seen him.” The two men answered “What! he is the most charming of kings, and …show more content…
For example when something tragic happens , and someone tries to make the best of the situation they are using Candide’s example of satire. Voltaire’s underlying message against intolerance, cruelty, and smugness still applies today; because of the simple fact that Candide was basically put through so much, because of the actions that he made by getting too physical with the baroness’s daughter Cunegonde. With those actions being made he suffered major consequences, and was blamed for something that was not just his fault, but hers too. Although Candide was expelled from the castle; because of what happened between him and Cunegonde, he believed that after sleeping between two furrows in the opened fields, and dragging himself into the little town of Wald-berhoff-trarbk-dikdorff, walking into the inn and running into two men dressed in blue was a blessing, so he thought. Eventually he figured out he wasn’t, but he still figured out the best of the
In the Story “From Candide” satire was used to contrast ironically the tragedy and the comedy. Satire was used for many reasons such as humor, exaggerations, and irony to expose and criticize people’s stupidity, particularly in the context of politics or other topical issues. Candide was written in 1759 by a man named voltaire to explain that everything that happens, happens for a reason no matter how tragic it is.
I believe that his satire is held up in today’s society because people use exaggerations, humor, and ridicule other people’s contemporary politics and other topical issues like in Candide’s story. An example of Candide’s satire was when he was asked if he tenderly loved the King of the Bulgarians, he answered “not a bit, for I have never seen him.” The two men answered “What! he is the most charming of kings, and …show more content…
For example when something tragic happens , and someone tries to make the best of the situation they are using Candide’s example of satire. Voltaire’s underlying message against intolerance, cruelty, and smugness still applies today; because of the simple fact that Candide was basically put through so much, because of the actions that he made by getting too physical with the baroness’s daughter Cunegonde. With those actions being made he suffered major consequences, and was blamed for something that was not just his fault, but hers too. Although Candide was expelled from the castle; because of what happened between him and Cunegonde, he believed that after sleeping between two furrows in the opened fields, and dragging himself into the little town of Wald-berhoff-trarbk-dikdorff, walking into the inn and running into two men dressed in blue was a blessing, so he thought. Eventually he figured out he wasn’t, but he still figured out the best of the