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Monster Essays - Candide-Purposeful Satire
Candide - Voltaire's Writing Style
In Candide, Voltaire uses many writing techniques which can also
be found in the works of Cervantes, Alighieri, Rabelais and Moliere.
The use of the various styles and conventions shows that, despite the
passage of centuries and the language differences, certain writing
techniques will always be effective.
One common literary technique is the author's use of one or more
of his characters as his 'voice' to speak out the authors views on a
certain subject. For instance, in Moliere's Tartuffe, the author uses
the character of Cleante to spe....
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