Abuse Of Power In Candide, By Voltaire - 1523 Words

As Montesquieu and Rousseau both bind the idea that sovereignty should be the mindset that is grasped upon when you’re born and you should use it to your highest potential. It is expressed in their own different way but in result, it is involved in the same quest that Voltaire contributes of the common good in the novel. The type of contribution that is discussed in the abuses of power in Candide. Voltaire depicts power being abused from scenes of the novel as they’re reinforced in many views from potential change, human rights, and other Enlightenment values that are portrayed in the book of Candide. Voltaire claims that in Candide, tyranny is manifested and harms the specific view of someone human rights is tarnished when in†¦show more content†¦Another scene of Candide claiming tyranny being manifested is when â€Å"they put me in prison instead. My innocence would not have saved me, If I not been moderately pretty. The judge released me on condition that h e succeeded the doctor, But I was soon supplanted by a rival and dismissed without a penny in my pocket. That’s how I have been forced to continue in this detestable way of life.† (115) As Pangloss young, old mistress, Paquette was taken under a surgeon’s wing and cured her disease after it was acquired initially by Pangloss, but as time progressed, the surgeon’s wife was abusive and then poisoned by her own husband, so he then left them both and Paquette was then soon sent to prison and acquired by a judge that took advantage of her. Under certain conditions of her â€Å"freedom† was the simple fact that she was his mistress but he soon dismissed her while leaving with her money. In the novel, Voltaire shows that Candide also expresses tyranny touching upon the values of power of reason and progress and potential. A specific scene on progress and potential states â€Å"He then informed the Baron that he was going to marry his sister. ‘I shal l never allow her to disgrace herself so meanly,’ said theShow MoreRelated`` Candide `` A Satire Of The Social, And The Scientific Revolution1608 Words   |  7 PagesFranà §ois-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), who wrote under the name Voltaire, was an Enlightenment thinker who helped invoke this change. One way he did this was through his novel Candide, a satire of the issues in society. Throughout this book, the character Candide experiences misfortunes and lucky breaks that change his view of the world. This change in view is what Voltaire thinks should change in society. Specifically what he would like to see was that, â€Å"Voltaire championed individual freedom and attacked any institutionRead MoreThe Novel Candide 1535 Words   |  7 PagesCandide, a story written by Voltaire, is a travel literature that takes away women’s freedom. 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