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    The document summarizes the plot of Voltaire's novel Candide. It begins with Candide living in a castle in Westphalia before being expelled by the Bulgarian army. The story then follows Candide as he witnesses the Lisbon earthquake and the Inquisition, travels to the new world with Cacambo, discovers the utopian society of El Dorado, and ultimately ends with Candide in Turkey, where he concludes that while this may not be the best of all possible worlds, people must cultivate their gardens. The document also notes that the novel critiques religion and society through its use of philosophical optimism.

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    The document summarizes the plot of Voltaire's novel Candide. It begins with Candide living in a castle in Westphalia before being expelled by the Bulgarian army. The story then follows Candide as he witnesses the Lisbon earthquake and the Inquisition, travels to the new world with Cacambo, discovers the utopian society of El Dorado, and ultimately ends with Candide in Turkey, where he concludes that while this may not be the best of all possible worlds, people must cultivate their gardens. The document also notes that the novel critiques religion and society through its use of philosophical optimism.

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    CANDIDE

    BY VOLTAIRE

    Slivan Medeiros

    ECE900A R&D Concept to Communication 1 - Fall 2017


    Professor: Andrew Kun
    THE STORY
    A castle in Westphalia
    THE STORY
    The bulgarians Army
    THE STORY
    Lisbon;
    The Earthquake;
    The Inquisition
    THE STORY
    The New world

    Cacambo
    THE STORY
    El dorado
    THE STORY
    Suriname
    THE STORY
    At France
    THE STORY
    Constantinople
    THE STORY
    The end at Turkey
    REVIEW
    Critics over Religion and Society;

    Optimism:

    Is this the best of possile Worlds

    All is for the best


    THANK YOU!

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