In this five-page essay, your task is to consider how Enlightenment philosophes sought change in their societies. Select a theme from Voltaire's Candide (for example, religion, government, slavery, marriage, patriarchy, etc.) and explain how Voltaire satirizes it as a way of calling for reform.
Contextualize Voltaire's argument by incorporating one or two articles from the Encyclopedie, which you can find here:
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/d/did/
Your bibliography should include two or three sources: Voltaire's novel and one or two Encyclopedie articles. About five double-spaced pages.