Candide, the illegitimate son of a Baron's sister, was sent to live with the Baron at his beautiful castle in Westphalia. Pangloss, "the greatest philosopher of the province and therefore of the whole world," taught Candide that he lived in "the best of all possible worlds." His theory was that "since everything is made for an end, everything is necessarily for the best end." Over the years at the castle, Candide adopted Pangloss' optimism. However, his bliss was not to be. Candide soon became infatuated with the beauty of Cunegonde, the baroness' seventeen year old daughter, and one day had an intimate encounter with her in the castle. The noble Baron witnessed this scene and drove his daughter's young suitor out of the house. With no food and no money, Candide quickly found himself recruited into the Bulgar army. But, tiring of army routine, and following Pangloss' theory that a man was free, he simply walked away. He was caught, however, and forced to run the gauntlet. Collapsing......

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Title: Candide
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