When Candide and Cunegonde meet the daughter of the Pope, she tells them stories of her life. What I have seen Voltaire doing is that he presents the one optimistic point of Pangloss and then he presents a number of points of views that contradict completely the philosophic view of Pangloss about life. All that this old lady tells is about her disgraces in life. She has been victim and been present in horrible things such as violence, rape, slavery, and betrayal. Not only has she been a victim of sin but she has also been a product of it. This is certainly ironic because the most supreme figure of the Catholic Church has not only violated his vow of celibacy but has failed to protect his own daughter from the misfortunes that life made her victim of. After going through a lot of trouble in her life, she has learned the hard way and the old woman is sharing advice with Cunegonde and Candide. She tells them that it is bad to make judgments without prior knowledge of certain topic. She tells Cunegonde that it is too early to make judgments in her life because of her little experience. The old woman has lived misery in her life and that's why she describes life in a way of being aware that anything can go wrong.
jueves, 15 de octubre de 2009
Is everything really for the best?
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