Candide, Chapter 21: samenvatting

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1. As France comes into view, Martin describes its people harshly and recalls theft, imprisonment, and proofreading work in Paris.
2. Candide wants to pass through France toward Venice to await Miss Cunegonde, and Martin agrees to accompany him.
3. Martin rejects a book’s claim about the earth’s origins and says the world exists to cause suffering.
4. Candide recalls the Oreillon girls and monkeys, but Martin says extraordinary experiences no longer surprise him.
5. Martin compares human cruelty to hawks eating pigeons; Candide raises free will as they arrive at Bordeaux.

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Martin grounds his view of human behavior in an animal comparison. Candide challenges that comparison by invoking free will.

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