Fiction Vs. Reality: A comparison of themes in "Tartuffe" and "Candide"

When reading a work of fiction, one has to be aware of different writing styles that will clue you into the information that the author wants one to pick up on. In the works, Molière's "Tartuffe" and Voltaire's "Candide" the themes of appearance vs. reality can be found. I will be discussing this theme which is both obvious and subtle depending on the author. I will be discussing the theme of appearance …

…makes a story more interesting and gives it more dimensions. These realities are also subjective realities. In Tartuffe's case, Dorine and Damis both saw through the monk's false piety and tried to un-mask him. In Candide the reality exists, but Candide may not have been aware of the actual reality. Bibliography: Voltaire. Candide and Related Texts. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company Inc, 2000. Molière. Tartuffe and other plays. New York: Penguin Group Inc, 1967