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This 3 page paper discusses the roles that Martin, Dr. Pangloss and Martin play in Voltaire's Candide.Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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that mankinds development does not vary from one eon to the next. As long as mankind has breath and emotion, the universal truths will be the same. Voltaires work, Candide
dwells on several universal messages as regard the human condition, in particular through the roles that Dr. Pangloss, Martin and Cunegonde play. What one can take from this is that
Voltaire has determined that each of the characters, Cunegonde, Pangloss and Martin are representative of some facet of the human condition. For example, Cunegonde is highly representative of vanity and
the inconstancy of human love, whereas Pangloss is so cheerful and optimistic that he cannot discern reality from fantasy. Taken as a whole, since these characters continue to resurrect themselves,
Voltaires message is clear: these human flaws of vanity, fickleness, greed, and misplaced optimism will never die and will forever be a part of every humans experience at some point
or another. This, in essence, is Martins role. He serves as the voice of reality. Voltaire states that mankind is a curious blend of good and evil, capable of much
good and able to accomplish such terrible deeds. Though all of Voltaires characters return from the dead to continue the journey with the narrator, they are able to find joy
at the end because they simply enjoy being, instead of attempting to compete with others. Dr. Pangloss maintains, in great satirical form, that everything is for the best. This was
a direct commentary on the Enlightenment movement of the time that stated that there was not any evil in the world because to recognize that there was evil in the
world would mean that God was not an all encompassing, omnipotent God. The very idea of an imperfect God was unacceptable. Cunegonde is symbolic on many levels. She is not
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