A Comparison of Satire in Voltaires Candide and Gullivers Travels Ess

A analogy of the Satire of Candide and Gullivers Travels An impartial reviewer has the ability to make the most slender and objective observation on society and the behavior of man. This impartial observer would see the truth as it is. This same premise may be applied to literary works. A naive character or storyteller may be used as an impartial observer, who reveals social truths to the auditory modality through his or her naivete. As Maurois has noted, in writing about Candide, by Voltaire, It was novel of apprenticeship, that is, the shaping of an adolescents ideas by rude contact with the universe (101). Jonathan alert also takes this approach in his work Gullivers Travels, where Gulliver, the main character, provides a impartial point of reference. The satires Gullivers Travels, by Jonathan Swift, and Candide, by Voltaire, both(prenominal) make use of naivete to convey satirical attacks on society. In both works, litotes understatements argon make of extremely absurd situations, which further illuminates the ridiculous nature of a situation. Characters in each novel are made vulnerable by their overly trusting natures. This is taken advantage of, and these characters are left ill-used by corrupt people in society. Attacks are also made on authority figures of the world. This can be seen in the characters reaction to authority. Finally, both works are travel tales, which expose the main characters to many perspectives. This allows the authors to satirize many aspects of society. These two satirical works make litotes of plastered situations, thus shedding light on the absurdity at hand. This is an in particular effective technique, because a character or narrator is involved in a ridiculous situation. The reader, from an... ... French Novelist Manners and Ideas. in the altogether York D Appleton and Company, 1929. cosmos to Gullivers Travels. Norton Anthology of English Literature, The Major Authors. Ed. M.H. Abrhams et al. Sixth ed. New York W. W. Norton and Company, 1995. Lawler, John. The Evolution of Gullivers Character. Norton Critical Editions. Maurois, Andre. Voltaire. New York D. Appleton and Company, 1932. Mylne, Vivienne. The Eighteenth-Century French Novel. Manchester University of Manchester Press, 1965. Pasco, Allan H. Novel Configurations A Study of French Fiction. Birmingham Summa Publications, 1987. Quintana, Ricardo Situation as Satirical Method. Norton Critical Editions Jonathan Swift Gullivers Travels. Ed. Robert A Greenberg. New York W. W. Norton and Company Inc., 1961. forefront Doren, Carl. Swift .New York The Viking Press, 1930.