When describing the two female characters he uses only physical features to do so. This is just the beginning where we can see how Voltaire expresses the differences between the men and the women. In the beginning off the story Voltaire introduces the audience to Cunegonde daughter of a German baron and her mother’s chambermaid, Paquette. As the book follows Candide through his journey to find love, he realizes the hardships that the women face. These women all coming from different origins, still suffer from the same hate, cruelty, and sexual abuse that women went through in the 18th century. Voltaire portrays this through the very limited female characters of Cunegonde, Paquette and the Old Woman. Women in the 1750’s did not have many privileges and were taken advantage by the men. Candide, a novel written by French Philosopher Voltaire, takes place in Europe throughout the 1800’s.
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