10. An archetype is a pattern that has appeared in literature across cultures and times. A common archetype is the journey: A hero is thrust into a strange world to face dangers and wonders. How does this excerpt from Candide express the archetype of the journey?
This excerpt from Candide expresses the archetype of the journey in ways that Candide is in harsh condition when he is expelled from the earthly paradise: he sleeps supperless between two furrows in the open fields, which snowed heavily in large flakes; moreover, the shivering Candide is penniless, dying of cold and exhaustion, and he halts sadly at the door of an inn. He is deceived and forced to join the military when two men notices him and said that they would not only pay his expenses, but would also never allow him to be short of money.
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