The Grand Inquisitor

How Does the Characterization of Pangloss and Martin affect how Candide conveys Voltaire’s Message? In Candide, Voltaire illustrates the direct and indirect characterization of Pangloss and Martin to convey the deeper meaning of society through the life and increase maturity level of Candide. Voltaire portrays the companionship between Pangloss and Candide compared to Martin and Candide through the use of satire and rhetorical devices such as exaggeration, euphemism, and comparison and…

The comedic genius made a surprising twist. Crimes and Misdemeanours deviated from Woody Allen’s original interests and delved deep into the unsolved problem since antiquity. Being that, the film is the epitome of the ongoing conflict regarding the moral values and their relativity. As the incarnations of the classic and the modern viewpoints on this central theme, Judah, Cliff, and their foils show how each individual adhering to the respective philosophies shall face consequence in the real…

“Our lives begin to end the moment we become silent on matters that are important.” A brave man once said this—a man who changed society. Through countless protests, rallies, and speeches—from his loud impact—he was able to make a difference. This man was Martin Luther King Jr. He did not follow the dreary future that his ancestors left engraved for him, he decided to break free from the rut and create a better world. He knew that his future was not set in stone, and that could reform his fate.…

Galileo Galilei, or the “Father of Modern Science,” as he is sometimes called, was the epitome of a Renaissance man. He was not only an expert in the fields of astronomy, physics, and philosophy, he was a talented author, lute player, and painter as well. He played a major role in the scientific revolution, making many discoveries including the phases of Venus, Jupiter’s moons, as well as observing sunspots. Additionally, he was an advocate of heliocentrism, or the view that the Sun is the…

“Candide” by François-Marie Arouet or best known as “Voltaire” is one of the most important novels in the world literature because it shows the reality in a strange satirical way (Braun, and Radner, 2005). The novel was translated into many languages because of it genre. Voltaire allows his readers to decide the satire to control the individuals then to guide them to a specific intentional point; to move them from illusion to the truth. This novel depicts the journey of the intellectual world…

If there is anything that can be learned from the stories and myths of Prometheus, Faust, and Frankenstein, it is that knowledge, in its various forms, can lead to suffering and pain. The Fountain, a film released in 2006, can join in this tradition of the archetypal theme of forbidden knowledge; there is a disclaimer, though: when it comes to death, the knowledge of acceptance should overcome the knowledge of how to reject it. Written and directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Hugh Jackman…

The works of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky can be described as exercises in “soul-searching.” Both have a habit of exhibiting sympathy for their characters, providing little vignettes of life and lifelike figures and displaying the inner beauty and humanity in them. They advocate love for and brotherhood with one’s fellow man. This is a distinct contrast to the attitudes of many other Russians during the period in which the authors wrote, specifically the “logical” intelligentsia, many of…

The Message behind Candide In the story Candide, written by Voltaire, there are several lessons that are meant to be learned. Voltaire’s satirical approach entices the reader to want to continue reading the story, find out what happens next, and really try to read between the lines for the deeper meaning. He makes a major point with his statement, “Cultivate your garden.” Those three powerful words combine together in response to the apathy or lack of concern created by philosophical optimism…

The story kicks off to a start when the main character Pakhom overhears his wife discussing the struggles of the everyday peasant and he reflects: “If I had plenty of land, I shouldn’t fear the Devil himself!” (204). The Devil, overhearing all this, becomes pleased and decides to put Pakhom and his belief to the test. Pakhom’s neighbours get the opportunity to purchase more land at a decent price, hearing the news Pakhom feels left out and uncomfortable at the thought of others having more than…

second, Jewish influence over the conversos could only be overcome by their expulsion. These ideas, adumbrated in works such as Alonso de Espina's Fortalitium Fidei, continued to gain ground, and on 27 September 1480 the Catholic Monarchs appointed Inquisitors in Castile who began their work in Seville shortly after (1481). Conversos, often subjected to torture, were discovered to be crypto-Jews and received varying punishments, ranging from pilgrimage to death by burning. During the first…