the Old Woman
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The Old Woman is a resilient, sharp-witted servant and storyteller in Voltaire’s satirical novella "Candide," known for her tragic backstory and cynical perspective on suffering.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Old Lady | 1 |
| the Old Woman canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ servant ⓘ storyteller ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Candide ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | satirical novella ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Candide
ⓘ
Cunégonde ⓘ Pangloss ⓘ |
| birthStatus | illegitimate daughter of a pope and a princess ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
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pragmatic ⓘ resilient ⓘ sharp-witted ⓘ |
| conclusionView | accepts the need to cultivate one’s garden as a practical philosophy ⓘ |
| createdBy | Voltaire ⓘ |
| father | Pope ⓘ |
| finalOccupation | laborer on the farm at the end of Candide ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cynical perspective on suffering
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long narrative of misfortunes ⓘ tragic backstory ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| mother | Princess of Palestrina ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
illustrates extremity of human suffering
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offers worldly wisdom to Candide and Cunégonde ⓘ provides counterpoint to Pangloss’s optimism ⓘ |
| nationality |
half Italian
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half Polish ⓘ |
| philosophicalView |
believes almost everyone would choose death over reliving their life
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skeptical of the idea that this is the best of all possible worlds ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
companion to Candide
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servant to Cunégonde ⓘ |
| settingTraversed |
Italy
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Portugal ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| suffers |
enslavement
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famine ⓘ loss of her buttock to soldiers ⓘ plague ⓘ rape ⓘ |
| survives |
massacres
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shipwreck ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| themeRelation |
critiques philosophical optimism
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embodies human resilience amid suffering ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1759 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Candide
this entity surface form:
The Old Lady