Part one of term paper
Voltaire's Candide is a perfect example of how satirical literature can be both humorous and serious. Candide was an Age of Reason book that set out to communicate a message on the wrongs of he world. One issue that Voltaire focused on greatly was religious hypocrisy. For some reason Voltaire was very much against the practices of the Cathol ...

Part two of term paper
... the point of origin...". Voltaire's whole point is that friars are not supposed to be having sex, yet this friar does and manages to get a disease and also pass it on to someone else. The next attack on the church came when the old women "strongly suspected a Reverend Franciscan..." for stealing Lady Cunegonde's money and diamonds. Although he was a reverend that didn't make a bit of difference to the old women when she assumed he was the thief. She said that because the reverend slept in the same ...