We must cultivate our garden
Q. Why is Pangloss hanged?
Pangloss is hanged for his heretical views and as a preventative measure against future earthquakes. Years later, Candide notices Pangloss working in the galley of his ship as he travels to Constantinople. Spotted by a priest, Pangloss was convicted and sent to work in the galley.
Table of Contents
- Q. Why is Pangloss hanged?
- Q. Who does Candide marry?
- Q. Who is the old woman in Candide?
- Q. What does the old woman in Candide represent?
- Q. How does Jacques die in Candide?
- Q. Why was Candide whipped pardoned?
- Q. What is El Dorado in Candide?
- Q. What does El Dorado represent?
- Q. How does Candide leave El Dorado?
- Q. Why do Candide and cacambo decide to leave Eldorado quizlet?
- Q. How does Candide change throughout the story?
- Q. How does Candide finally find happiness?
Q. Who does Candide marry?
Cunégonde
Q. Who is the old woman in Candide?
old woman chides Cunégonde
Q. What does the old woman in Candide represent?
However, more than anyone else, the Old Woman expresses profound joy to be alive. She embodies the characteristics of resilience, wit, and genuine hopefulness that contrast the blind Optimism of Candide and Pangloss.
Q. How does Jacques die in Candide?
Jacques (the Anabaptist) Jacques is a humane Dutch Anabaptist. He cares for the itinerant Candide and Pangloss. Despite his kindness, Jacques is pessimistic about human nature. He drowns in the Bay of Lisbon while trying to save the life of an ungrateful sailor.
Q. Why was Candide whipped pardoned?
CH2 Why was he whipped then pardoned? He thought it was better than getting shot. The reason he received punishment is because he ran away from the regiment. Candide gets captured by the Bulgarians and the king of the Bulgarians pardon him because of his ignorance.
Q. What is El Dorado in Candide?
El Dorado represents the kind of world imagined by utopian philosophers. El Dorado symbolizes the impossibility of utopian dreams. The novel suggests that the same desires which cause Candide and Cacambo to leave El Dorado would make any utopian society impossible—mankind is too restless.
Q. What does El Dorado represent?
1 : a city or country of fabulous riches held by 16th century explorers to exist in South America. 2 : a place of fabulous wealth or opportunity.
Q. How does Candide leave El Dorado?
In El Dorado, it is clear that all men are equals: egalitarianism was one of the chief values of the Enlightenment. Eventually, however, Cacambo convinces Candide to leave by arguing that in El Dorado, they are only equal to their neighbors: with the wealth they’ve gained, they could become kings in Europe.
Q. Why do Candide and cacambo decide to leave Eldorado quizlet?
They decide to leave Eldorado because they believe they can live better outside. Candide says that the two can live like kings in Europe, while in Eldorado they are no different from anyone else. Their departure can be considered a realistic assessment of human nature.
Q. How does Candide change throughout the story?
The Character Candide changes to become a more sensitive and compassionate person and how he views life, which is important because it shows us how viewpoints and attitude can be affected by experience. Candide is introduced to the story as an acquiescent youth with a simplistic view on life.
Q. How does Candide finally find happiness?
Candide’s adventures begin with his expulsion from the castle. Candide eventually finds happiness in hard work and rejects all questions of good and evil or optimism and pessimism. It is only when Candide gives up adventures in travel, love, and philosophy that he discovers happiness in tending his garden.
