1) In The Journey to the West, who is journeying west ? What are they journeying to the west for? Do they
achieve it by the end?
2) In The Love Suicides at Amijima, how does the narrator function in the play? Be detailed, consider questions
such as how does the narrator direct the story? How does the narrator affect the audience, etc.
3) How does Voltaire portray El Dorado ? How does it differ from 18th Century Europe, and what are the
religious beliefs of the people?
Why does Candide decide to leave? (25 points).
4) Review Candide's philosophical journey. He starts the text thinking and living by what view point? How does
this progress through all the events of the text? Finally, paying particular attention to the last paragraph of
Candide, what does Candide think at the end of the story? (25 points)
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