Candide, ou L'optimisme by VoltaireMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Disclosure:
I bought this Edition in a Paperback with the same features shown in the Photograph, It was opposed on the Manual of our second year in High School.
My Plot:
In fact the story of Candide was somehow Philosophical, telling the story of a Young dumb boy called Candide, who lived in the Château of the Baron of Thunder-Ten-Truncheon, This young boy used to the student of Pangloss the Philosopher who all the time admit that there is nothing bad in this world, and that only the good exists. in fact Candide grasp this without discussion, and one day Candide was thrown out of this nice world by being caught Kissing Cunégonde the daughter of the Baron, this incident was the start of the big trouble to his life. after this incident he was caught by the Bulgaria army, who take him as a servant inside the military in a clever way, he runs away from the Army and was welcomed by Jack who take him to Lisbon. from this incident the trip of discovering the world begin with Candide, where he moved to the Latin America and to the whole world. where they finally settle in Constantinople. Their trip over the world was like stages where they discover the bad concept of life in this whole life.
Positive and Negative aspects:
Reading this novel is a best thing to change your view toward this world. in fact the philosophical concept of the good and the bad was invested in a clever way. the Good manner of expressing ideas in an indirect way was also beautiful, also the criticism of the European dumbness and the nobleness was also present. in fact this book really inspire me, due to its contents. Concerning the negative aspects inside this book, I really admit that there is nothing bad inside the whole book. it was all a story of conflict between two the good and the bad in a very clever way making the persons inside the story confess all the idea that the writer want to express.
My Personal Reaction:
In fact I react with this book in a positive way. I really love the way where Voltaire express his ideas and criticism in a very clever way. I really loved the conflict between two different things, In fact Candide will remain a status to every one who is fond of philosophical matters.
Recommendations:
I really recommend this book to everyone who want to enjoy the literary works of the enlightenment Era in Europe. the book is alright and could be understandable to anyone. There is no harm to discuss it with friends if so.
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