Voltaire's Candide: One Man's Search For True Happiness and Acceptance of Life's
Disappointments


Voltaire's Candide is a philosophical tale of one man's search for true
happiness and his ultimate acceptance of life's disappointments. Candide grows
up in the Castle of Westfalia and is taught by the learned philosopher Dr.
Pangloss. Candide is abruptly exiled from the castle when found kissing the
Baron's daughter, Cunegonde. Devastated by the separation from Cunegonde, his
true love, Candide sets out to different places in the hope of finding her and
achieving total happiness. The theme of Candide is that one must strive to
overcome adversity and not passively accept it in the belief that all is for
the best.
Candide's misfortune begins when he is kicked out of the castle and
experiences a series of horrible events. Candide is unable to see anything
positive in his ordeals, contrary to Dr. Pangloss' teachings that there is a
cause for all effects and that, though we might......

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Title: Voltaire's Candide: One Man's Search For True Happiness And Acceptance
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