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Satire in Candide
Candide by Voltaire is a novel filled with satire and dark humor. In the novel, the perpetually optimistic and naive character, Candide, travels around the world, having various experiences that prove, at least to the reader, that evil does exist. ... The first chapter of Candide contains the use of verbal irony. In the beginning of the novel, the reader learns about house Candide was raised, the castle he lived in, what the characters looked like and how they acted. ... The reader is aware that Candide is involved in many uncompromising situations, which could actually end his life, yet he seems to live through them all. After Candide is banished from the castle, he immediately gets into a harmful situation in which four soldiers capture him.
Approximate Word count = 577 Approximate Pages = 2.3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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