UNIT 1
1. How is Tartuffe like modern day televangelists? How are Orgon and Md. Pernelle typical of the supporters of televangelists?
2. Where does Gulliver fit in relation to the Yahoos and Houyhnhmns? Is he all Yahoo? Can he ever be all Houyhnhnm? Should he even try to become a Houyhnhnm? Or should he be content to be like the Yahoos?
3. An Essay on Man is a theodicy, or attempt to justify the goodness of God in the face of the existence of evil in the world. To do this, Pope describes the universe as governed by order, composed of a system of interrelated forms working at all levels of existence. How does Pope show these orderly systems at work in nature?
4. How do you explain the ending of Candide? What does Candide mean by “let us take care of our garden”? What role do the dervish and the farmer play in this final episode?