Analysis of Candide

Analysis of Candide The setting in Voltaire’s “Candide” is important, since Candied is a travelogue the setting plays a major role in the story line. As the setting changes the events and challenges the characters endures change as well. One major aspect that influences the setting is the political attitude of the time. The social structure is another aspect during the enlightenment that affects the setting as it directly relates to what the characters …

…castle, which changes the setting. Once out of the Barons castle Candide faces the Bulgors who recruit him. The Bulgers latter beats Candide for desertion and he becomes a beggar on the street, however Candide believes that this has happened for the good of all things. Thus the time Candide spends in the Barons castle and his run-ins with the Bulgers are prime examples of how the political attitude of the time influences the setting.