I am reading Candide by Voltaire.
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then spoke to a man who, all on his own, had just been addressing a large
gathering for a whole hour on the subject of charity. This orator scowled at
him and said "What are you doing here? Do you not support a good
cause?..."My friend," said the orator, "do you believe that
the Pope is the Antichrist?
"I've never heard that before," replied Candide. "But whether he is or isn't, I need bread."
"You don't deserve to eat!" said the other
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So far, this Satire has me feeling kind of confused. Candide lives in some horrible land and has already endured some horrible things and yet believes that this world is the best of all possible worlds. I think that Voltaire is using this "orator" to maybe show that all people are hypocrites? That nobody is truly wishing to practice what they preach?Or maybe this is just another unfortunate thing that happens to Candide after he leaves "the most beautiful and most agreeable of all possible castles." (pg # 3) He left only 4 pages ago and since then he has gone to hell and back- twice!!! I'm almost scared to go on.
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