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Name: Bob King
Instructor: Professor Hart
Course: English: 200
Due: 1 week
Briefly Describe the Assignment
Write an analytical essay (3-4 pages in length). You are to analyze the argument of any work read in Module 1 and relate it to the idea of the progress of humanity. Then, restate the work's thesis and explain how that thesis is argued and with what evidence it is supported. You must analyze the position defended in the work and offer your own judgment on it.
What help do you want from your OWL Tutor?
Hi - I need a lot of help with my main idea. And I need to expand my paper a lot. Basically, I want to say that women hampered men in Candide because when men fall in love it causes problems. I don't really know if I am answering the question or not - the whole thing sort of confuses me. I don't know if my argument is clear - please help with that. And please help me expand my paper. I need to get to 4 pages - and I don't know how to make it longer.
Voltaire’s Men and Women
In Candidate, a satire written by Voltaire, women hampered the progress of men. Their love for women cause men their hardships. Cunegonde and Madame de Parolignac impeded Candide and Paquette plagued Pangloss.
An example of women impeding mens' progress is seen when Candid's yearning for Miss Cunegonde leads to a kiss between the two. The result of this kiss was Candide being kicked out of his home, thus, beginning his hardships.
"Candide, ejected from the earthly paradise, wandered for a long time without knowing where he was going, weeping.raising his eyes to heaven, and gazing back frequently on the most beautiful of castles which contained the most beautiful of Baron's daughter." (Voltaire 3)
Pangloss, like Candide, experienced several misfortunes because of his being sexually attracted to women, namely one women Paquette. She used her charm and sex appeal to attract Pangloss. Sex with Paquette contaminated Pangloss with a societal disease which led him to become disfigured, losing an eye and the tip of his nose. "In her arms I tasted the delights of paradise, which directly caused these torments of hell, from which I am now suffering" (V-8).
Candide was also attracted to other women besides Cunegonde who caused him to digress One of these women was Madame de Parolignac. After Candide returned from Eldorado where he had attained wealth, he met Madaem de Parolignac and was sexually attracted to her. Madame de Parolignac on the other hand was attracted to Candide's diamonds and she used sex to persuade them into her ownership."the beauty who had seen two enormous diamonds on the two hands of her young friend, praised them so sincerely that from the fingers of Candide they passed over to the fingers of the marquise." (V-53)
Women have caused men to compromise their homes, money, and health as is the case with Candide and Pangloss for loving them thus causing impeding upon men's progress, especially that of Candide and Pangloss.