Voltaire’s Candide, like many of the literature in this class was a bit difficult for me to understand at first. Once I did a bit of research, the story makes senses now. I believe this is because the style of writing today is much different than it is now and I wasn’t there during that time in history. That said, I did find Candide interesting and relatable once I could comprehend it. Satire is the use of humor, irony or exaggeration to expose the corruption or truth behind one’s believe or actions. It was very common within the piece Candide. An example of this, is when it showed the main character falling in love with the King’s daughter and them being seperated. After he was kicked out of the kingdom, all he wanted to do was find Cunegodo
