What Does Cambo Symbolize In Chapter 17 Of Candide

The French monarchy developed into a powerful monarchy in the 16th century and the the kingdom firmly settled in the 17th century. The traditional customs of the French culture represented obeying every law that was made by the king and to follow the rules of Christianity from the church. The people who questioned the belief of God in France were to be punished and executed. The foundations of the French monarchy are to be questioned by the people in France because of a man named Voltaire. Voltaire is a 17th century writer, philosopher, and historian who was apart of the age of Enlightenment in France. Voltaire wanted the people and the kingdom of France to become “enlightened”, which means to turn on the light. The book “Candide” was written

Both Candide and Cacambo were amazed in the fascinating view of El Dorado and the culture of the country was never before seen in their lives. Once they entered the country of El Dorado, they witnessed children playing in quoits that left gold and precious stones on the ground carelessly. Both men walked in the eating house and the people by the door were speaking Peruvian language that Cacambo knew because he grew up speaking that language. The environment and culture of El Dorado was the complete opposite of what the environment and culture of France was like in the 17th century. The people were polite to the men and were giving them hospitality just because they were strangers in the region. Another indication in the chapter is, “"What sort of a country is this," said the one to the other, "that is unknown to all the world; and in which Nature has everywhere so different an appearance to what she has in ours? Possibly this is that part of the globe where everywhere is right” (Candide, chapter 17). Voltaire is sending a message to the people of France that he was mocking the civilization of France by making a complete opposite in the