World Masterpieces 272 Name:_____________________

Candide Writing Assignment

Candide, pp. 316-379

 Due: Please see our course calendar

Before you begin--

· This course is a ‘W’ course so please revise and edit carefully. 

· Also, please be sure your Works Cited page conforms exactly to current guidelines.

! Begin your writing assignment by briefly summarizing Leibniz’s concept of optimism. (Please refer to The Role of Optimism in Candide for help).

!Next, research the term satire and write a brief definition of it.

!Finally, support that Voltaire’s Candide is satire by citing at least three specific examples from the work itself.

FYou may submit this assignment as three separate paragraphs.