Warfare was obviously distasteful for Voltaire as he showed with 'Te deum' or the Christian hymn of thanksgiving. The soldiers of both the parties sing the song even though neither side was in a position to have won the battle. Voltaire showed that the atrocities of war would never be prevented even with international laws. As Voltaire depicted two armies present as a glorious spectacle, he was showing the terrible atmosphere that was created in the music and gunfire. Candide saw that on the battlefield that guns and bayonets would lead to more thirty thousand rogues death and Candide trembled in terror. So when the both kings and their armies sing 'Te Deum' only Candide seems to understand that both sides of the village are ruined. In summary, Voltaire is quite clear when he describes all that Candide saw from the shocking massacre of the community was the soldiers' lust and bloodthirstiness.
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Voltaire used Candide to demonstrate is own inherent rationality and to ridicule those thinkers who seemed to believe that suffering should be a natural part of the basic plan of the universe; whether they were rich and privileged or representatives of the church. Consider the expulsion of the Baron for example. In actuality, Voltaire made the situation disgraceful even though he presented in a comical way. Voltaire's rationality as an author can be seen by the expulsion representing subsequent misery but many characters had to illustrate their philosophies about the event. An example could be how Martin explained that life should be either alarming or boring. Another example was how Dervish emphasized that God was not concerned with individual misfortunes and he made obvious that he does...
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