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 * 1. What are the three biggest targets of Voltaire's satire in these pages? Discuss, and give evidence by quoting exact passages.**

First, Voltaire is satirizing religious conflicts in Europe. Protestant and Catholic Church were killing each other because they had different god and different beliefs. When Candide and Martin hear that all people in Eldorado believe in one god, having no monks, and no killing, they are surprised and shocked.
 * On page 47, it says //"Do you worship only one God?"// and the old man answered //"Evidently so," He continued saying "We do not pray to him at all... We have nothing to ask of him; he has given us everything we need;"// Seeing no priests he asked, //"You have no monks instructing and disputing, and governing and intriguing, and having everyone burned alive who is not of their opinion?"// The old man didn't understand what Candide meant by this: //"Everyone here is of the same mind, and we cannot imagine what you mean by this talk of monks."//

Second, Voltaire is satirizing, materialism. People in Eldorado think the precious gems are only "pebbles," but when Candide and Martin see them throw the gems on ground, they cannot understand how they can throw those. When Candide and Martin leave, they take lots of gem stones that worth thousands and thousands of money.
 * On page 50, it says " thirty more carrying gifts of the richest native workmanship and fifty laden with gold and diamonds and other precious stones." And Candide thought "no further desire and no other object than to go and present his sheep to Mademoiselle Cunegonde....Now we have enough to pay off the Governor of Buenos Aires.

Third, the author satirizes slavery. He shows how bad the African slaves were treated and what kind of works they did. 2. Does Swift, in //Gulliver's Travels,// attack any of the targets you identified in question 1? Find passages from Swift's book as evidence. Then write a paragraph for each one, and discuss the similarities and/or differences. 3. Write from each of the starred roles in our literature circles, and discuss your section from each point of view.