The way the content is organized and presented is seamlessly smooth, innovative, and comprehensive. Candide The protagonist of Candide. During his journey, he goes back and… read analysis of Candide. Pangloss Candide 's teacher, a philosopher who follows the teachings of the philosopher Leibniz. Though Candide rescues him and his sister several times, he fanatically… read analysis of The Young Baron. Farmer An old farmer who offers a meal to Candide , Martin , and Pangloss at the end of the novel.
They discover that he has little knowledge of what is going on in the world… read analysis of Farmer. An impoverished scholar whom Candide meets in Surinam and takes on as a traveling companion.
The polar opposite of Pangloss , Martin is a pessimist, who believes that everything in this world is for the worst. The Old Woman is wise from a long and difficult experience of life: she was born a Princess, but became a servant.
He is Candide's valet, a native Peruvian who ends up in Spain. Cacambo is worldly, and knows something about everywhere and everything. He goes with Candide to El Dorado, where he acts as a translator.
She is a chambermaid in the castle of Thunder-ten-tronckh. He is a Venetian friar of the Theatin Order, who hires Paquette for her services as a prostitute. Jacques the Anabaptist. An altruistic character, who takes in Candide and Pangloss when they are impoverished in Holland. Like him, she is neither intelligent nor complex. A mixed-race native of the Americas, Cacambo is highly intelligent and morally honest.
He is savvy and single-handedly rescues Candide from a number of scrapes. As a practical man of action, he stands in direct opposition to ineffectual philosophers such as Pangloss and Martin. The old woman was born the daughter of a Pope. Her misfortunes have made her cynical about human nature, but she does not give in to self-pity. She is wise, practical, and loyal to her mistress. Though she has often been close to suicide, she always finds a reason to live.
It is implied numerous times that he has homosexual tendencies. 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.
Candide A simple young man who travels the world and experiences all of its joys and horrors. Throughout the novel, Candide acts as a test for the concept of philosophical optimism, or "all is for the best. Baron of Thunder-ten-tronckh A vain, pompous man, living in the castle at Westphalia. He, along with his son, is considered a possible representation of Frederick the Great.
Doctor Pangloss A learned philosopher and tutor to the baron. He espouses the philosophy of philosophical optimism. View the Lesson Plans. Table of Contents. Plot Summary. Major Characters. Topic Tracking: Flawed Logic. Topic Tracking: Hypocrisy. Topic Tracking: Optimism. Topic Tracking: Pride. Topic Tracking: War. Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Chapter 4. Chapter 5. Chapter 6.
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