Le Connaissance Nouveau de LIngenu
Francios-Marie Arouet's, assuming the pen-name of Voltaire, L'Ingenu is a
satirical story that begins in 1689 when a ship of English merchants are coming
to France to trade. This is when the Ingenu is first introduced. The French
are most intrigued by his appearance. Because of a picture believed to be the
brother and sister-in-law of the Abbe de Kerkabon and Mademoiselle de Kerkabon,
the Kerkabons felt that they saw a resemblance and take him in
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of any kind. This tablet is filled with the thoughts of the cruel
French society. The Child of Nature's enlightenment comes when he takes it upon
himself to erase the thoughts and beliefs on this tablet and fill it up with his
own. Voltaire's L'Ingenu is just an example of a man becoming enlightened during
the Age of Enlightenment. It classifies itself as a standard for other stories
of enlightenment.
Blair J. Mickles
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