Throughout the novel Voltaire employs the element of setting to signify the importance of distorted societal values. Candide grows up in beautiful castle in Westphalia; he is a young man of suspicious birth. Voltaire begins with this setting so he can expose the warped values that are related to social status.
POINT. Begin your paragraph by stating your point.
EXPLANATION. Give evidence to substantiate your point.
EXAMPLE or EVIDENCE. Explaining in more detail about how and why your evidence supports your point.
LINK. Provide a smooth link to your next paragraph and/or point.
