What is a good thesis statement for the novel Candide using 2 literary elements?

A good way
to approach this would be to focus
on 's satirical intentions in the novel. That way, you can
identify two
literary devices, and analyze the way in which Voltaire uses them to satirize
an
aspect of society. You can pretty much choose anything about human society
here, as Voltaire is
mocking everything from war to love to gender roles to
materialism to optimism. I'll give you an
example using optimism, since
attacking that particular philosophy was Voltaire's purpose in
writing this
text.

• Voltaire satirizes the
  philosophy
  of optimism, using juxtaposition andin the speeches of the
  character
  Pangloss.

Those two
literary devices are probably
the most common in
the text, as the impact of his writing comes
primarily from setting up
situational and verbal irony. Of course, humor is closely tied to
these
techniques, creating absurdly funny situations for all the characters. Other devices
used
includeand , as well as puns and wordplay.