Candide is driven from the castle at Westphalia because
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 CandideFrancois VoltaireVoltaire's Candide begins in Westphalia, Germany, where Candide is tutored by noted philosopher Doctor Pangloss on the idea that "all is for the best . . . in this best of all worlds." Candide first accepts this philosophy, but as he experiences war, poverty, the maliciousness of man, and the hypocrisy of the church, he begins to doubt Pangloss. Voltaire never admitted to having written the highly controversial Candide; instead, the work is signed Mister Doctor Ralph. Search this CliffsNote
Book SummaryFrancois Voltaire BiographySummary, Analysis, and Original Text by ChapterChapter I: Candide's Background and First MisfortuneChapters II–III: Candide and the BulgariansChapters IV–VI: Candide and Pangloss ReunitedChapters VII–X: Candide and Cunégonde ReunitedChapters XI–XII: The Old Woman's StoryChapters XIII–XVI: Adventures in Buenos Aires, Paraguay, and the Land of the OreillonsChapters XVII–XVIII: Candide in the Country of EldoradoChapter IXX: Candide in SurinamChapters XX–XXIII: The Adventures of Candide and MartinChapters XXIV–XXVI: Candide in VeniceChapters XXVII–XXX: The Concluding Adventures of CandideCharacter ListCritical EssaysThe Philosophy of LeibnitzAlexander Pope's Essay on ManPoème Sur Le Désastre De LisoonneOther Sources of InfluenceStructure and Style of CandideSatire and Irony in CandideStudy and Homework HelpQuizEssay Questions
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