Candide, Chapter 6 요약

줄거리

1. After Lisbon’s destruction, the sages prescribe a public religious ceremony, following the University of Coimbra’s claim that burning people prevents earthquakes.
2. Authorities arrest three men, then seize Dr. Pangloss for his speech and Candide for appearing to approve.
3. Eight days after their imprisonment, the prisoners wear decorated garments and paper headgear in a procession.
4. Candide receives a whipping, three men burn, and Pangloss hangs; another powerful earthquake strikes that day.
5. Candide questions his beliefs and mourns Pangloss, the Anabaptist, and Miss Cunegonde before an old woman tells him to follow her.

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눈여겨볼 점

Candide measures his belief against the suffering he experiences and recalls. His question makes his doubt explicit.

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