South University Candide Character Development Discussion

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Character development in Candide: Voltaire’s character, Candide, is naively innocent to the corruptness of the world, and, as he comes of age, he struggles to remain optimistic. During his travels, Candide witnesses horrific acts of cruelty, natural disasters, and experiences human suffering. Afterwards, he questions the existence of a benevolent God. Given his experiences, does Candide remain optimistic at the end of the novel? How does his understanding of world and life change throughout the novel?

The answer to the question should serve as the thesis to your paper. This thesis should be included in an introductory paragraph.

The paragraphs following the introduction should support and defend this thesis by analyzing and discussing specific examples and quotations from the reading you selected.

Review the academic articles you located in the Week 2 Library Assignment. Select at least two of these articles to incorporate into your paper as additional evidence in support of your argument.

Provide a concluding paragraph that summarizes the key points of your paper.

Proofread your paper to ensure that the

Thesis is clear and well-focused and the introduction includes all the necessary information.

Discussion of evidence includes quotes, paraphrase, or summary and synthesizes this material and your ideas.

Conclusion is appropriate and reinforces the paper's main ideas without repeating the introduction word for word.

Essay is formatted in APA style throughout, it uses appropriate grammar, spelling and mechanics, and quoted material does not exceed 25% of the paper.

Proper APA reference..

Voltaire (2013). Candide, or optimism. In Puchner (ed.) The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Volume 2, 3rd Edition Retrieved from https://digitalbookshelfsouthuniversity.edu/#/books/9780393269222/