Throughout the novel “Candide” , Voltaire is clearly critiquing and satirizing sexism. The author Voltaire collects a sensitive and anonymous topic ,which he unleashes through humor mocking some social issues concerning women. Voltaire utilizes a few female characters in the book who are victims of rape and objectification. He uses scenarios of sexism all over the book through exaggeration and Reductio ad Absurdum to consider his point. By ridiculing the topic rape, he reflects on the violent treatment of women regardless of the differences in their culture or social class.By using satire Voltaire hopes to offend his audience, usually the privileged ones so far that it may bring light to the issue. Candide’s character is honestly
