Voltaire took us to great tour of different cultures, philosophic and religious point of view around throughout this oeuvre. We received some description of the characters and the behavior of the people of each places where candid passed by. The text describes how misfortunate one can become despite one’s present social rank and wealth, referring to Mlle. Cunegonde, the old women the baron and the six strangers dethroned. According the old women “no matter how misfortunate you are, someone else’s misfortune is greater yours”. The biggest disturbance that occurred to me was when people just kept coming back from death.
When it comes to Candide being naïve over the old Plangloss’s saying of that “everything is for the best of the world”, I did not really get disturbed until he arrived in Eldorado. Where, he could finally live a pleasant life with peace of mind, but he just decided to leave such great place for the sake of his beloved Cunegonde. However, his re action can be presented as it was his purpose in life to obtain her back and to live happily ever after with her. We all have a purpose in life, which keep us up in the morning and accomplish our goals in order to reach that purpose. Wouldn’t life be so meaning less if no one had a purpose?
