Both Uses of
ridicule
in
Candide
- INTRODUCTION Ever since 1759, when Voltaire wrote "Candide" in ridicule of the notion that this is the best of all possible worlds, this world has been a gayer place for readers.†
Chpt Intr.
- Pitying the poor, he would have shown us poverty as a ridiculous anachronism, and both the ridicule and the pity would have expressed his indignation.†
Chpt Intr. *
Definition:
mock (make fun of); or the language or behavior that does so