Analytic paper on Voltaire’s “Candide”
Subject: Explain how the satire of Pangloss is an attack on the idea of philosophical optimism.
Introduction that sets up the main topic in an interesting way; identifies the author and title of the work; provides a clear thesis; and suggest a method of development.
Well-developed body paragraphs that support the thesis, each with a topic sentence, textual evidence ( examples quoted and paraphrased from text, analysis of the textual evidence and a wrap-up sentence.
Conclusion that re-affirms the thesis without restating it mechanically.
