Chapters 10-13
In these chapters I have como to understand the lovely Cunegonde. At first I felt bad about her, but than reading about how she complained about her life and not having hope and than marrying Don Fernando, changed my opinion. Cunegonde is a woman who does not respect herself. After everything she went through she could have become happy again with Candide. Caunegonde was there for her while the others just wanted her physically. She messed with men. She used her sexuality and her beauty to win the men, but after having been so possessed by them, how could she do this again with Don Fernando? The old woman wanted to help Cunegonde by giving her advice. I like the old woman, I like that after everything she went through she still had hoped and made people feel hope and love life. But I don’t agree with her advice to Cunegonde. I really hope that Candide is not found and that he can find a place where he will not have to keep running.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
One Thing For Another (Candide)
Chapters 6-9
Candide in these chapters keeps going through problems. He gets attacked, he moves. But yet he find Cunegonde. Once again they get caught together and Candide is the one who gets attacked by Don Issachar. But why would Don Issachar attack Candide. He obviously didn’t even care for Cunegonde. She was bought by him under his possession and under another mans possession too. Candide kills Don Issachar, but does killing make things better? Does this mean that he will be with Cunegonde? I don’t understand what the meaning of this attack, than death, and than running away means. I am not sure if I am understanding Candide so well. I understand the situations I understand what is going on. But in Voltaire’s writing everything means something. Everything has its reason for happening and is connected to something and I am not finding the connection in some chapters.
Candide in these chapters keeps going through problems. He gets attacked, he moves. But yet he find Cunegonde. Once again they get caught together and Candide is the one who gets attacked by Don Issachar. But why would Don Issachar attack Candide. He obviously didn’t even care for Cunegonde. She was bought by him under his possession and under another mans possession too. Candide kills Don Issachar, but does killing make things better? Does this mean that he will be with Cunegonde? I don’t understand what the meaning of this attack, than death, and than running away means. I am not sure if I am understanding Candide so well. I understand the situations I understand what is going on. But in Voltaire’s writing everything means something. Everything has its reason for happening and is connected to something and I am not finding the connection in some chapters.
Everything Happens For a Reason (Candide)
Chapters 1-6
Voltaire has a very strong sophisticated way of writing. I admit that I did have to read over some chapters because I did not understand what the point was or what was being said. These chapters have a lot of change. Candide goes from being banished by the Baron to being whipped, than to war and than to Lisbon. The way everything starts out seems weird to me because Candide didn’t do anything bad to get banished by the Baron and have to suffer so much. The baron’s daughter witnesses Pangloss and the maid “experimenting” she told Candide and they just kissed. Why does someone have to leave because of a kiss? In those days was it such a big deal?
“There is no effect without a cause,’ replied Candide modestly. " (p.26) I love this quote because I agree with Candide. Everything happens for a reason. If there is no cause there will be no effect. That’s his philosophy and mine too. Many people do not really thing like that. But people can not try to make things the way they want, something’s just happen. I do wonder now with so much going on in Candide’s life to what will happen next. I hope things get better because everything for him seems to be going wrong.
Voltaire has a very strong sophisticated way of writing. I admit that I did have to read over some chapters because I did not understand what the point was or what was being said. These chapters have a lot of change. Candide goes from being banished by the Baron to being whipped, than to war and than to Lisbon. The way everything starts out seems weird to me because Candide didn’t do anything bad to get banished by the Baron and have to suffer so much. The baron’s daughter witnesses Pangloss and the maid “experimenting” she told Candide and they just kissed. Why does someone have to leave because of a kiss? In those days was it such a big deal?
“There is no effect without a cause,’ replied Candide modestly. " (p.26) I love this quote because I agree with Candide. Everything happens for a reason. If there is no cause there will be no effect. That’s his philosophy and mine too. Many people do not really thing like that. But people can not try to make things the way they want, something’s just happen. I do wonder now with so much going on in Candide’s life to what will happen next. I hope things get better because everything for him seems to be going wrong.
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