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In the course of his travels and adventures in Europe and South America, Candide saw and suffered such misfortune that it was difficult for him to believe this was "the best of all possible worlds" as Dr. Pangloss had assured him. Indeed, it seemed to be quite the opposite. In brilliantly skewering such naïveté, Voltaire mercilessly exposes and satirizes romance, science, philosophy, religion, and government — the ideas and forces that permeate and control the lives of men.
After many trials and travails, Candide is reunited with Cunegonde, his sweetheart. He then buys a little farm in Turkey where he and Cunegonde, Dr. Pangloss and others all retire. In the end, Candide decides that the best thing in the world is to cultivate one's own garden. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
- Voltaire - Author
- Francois-Marie Arouet - Editor
Kindle Book
- Release date: July 5, 2013
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780486129129
- Release date: July 5, 2013
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- ISBN: 9780486129129
- File size: 1624 KB
- Release date: July 5, 2013
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English
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Lexile® Measure:1010
Text Difficulty:6-8