Although Candide was written in 1759, the effect of its story can be applied in today’s world. The main character, Candide, suffers many hardships for something he did in the past, they affect him years later, defining his world and troubles to come. Some of those troubles include the harm of his love, the loss of his teacher, near death experiences many times, and the destruction of past and home. He goes through his life, enduring the punishment of his sins, while trying to right them. Each and every action leads him into more and more trouble, but Candide is still convinced that he is going through the best world, and continues to try to solve his dilemma.
One of the main points in his past that affects him, is his affection for the Barons daughter, Cunegonde, which causes him to get kicked out. His teacher told him growing up, that he lived in the best possible world, so Candide carries on, with the hope that he will see his beloved Cunegonde. His first sin to the Baron, however, sets him down his unfortunate path ahead of him. Upon exploring out of the castle he had lived in
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They end up in a farmer’s lifestyle, most being unhappy, but Candide is content with the new life he has taken on. They end in a low and peaceful lifestyle, simply working their garden. This, ironically is the best of all possible worlds, because it is the only one they inhabit. Candide is the only one who went through what he did to end up where he is, though his faith in the philosophy was indeed tested many times. Losing everything he had multiple times is the only thing that could put him where he is, and that without being tested so many times, he could not have ended up working in his garden with his love. He got what he ultimately desired in the end, Cunegonde, and ended up this way BECAUSE of his faith in the philosophy that his world was the best of all