ESSAY ON: Voltaire’s “Candide”: An Examination of Optimism Verses Pessimism as Revealed by Voltaire’s Characters

Number of Pages 4

This research paper: A 4 page discussion of the importance of optimism verses pessimism in Voltaire’s world. Voltaire viewed human nature neither entirely in a negative light nor entirely in a positive light. Voltaire realized that humans were just that, human. While many of his characters were driven by such negative qualities as greed, others were driven by purer qualities. No additional sources are listed.


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