Candide
Candide
Kelly White
8/26/06
I. Candide's philosophy "The further I advance along the paths of life, the more do I find work a necessity. In the long run it becomes the greatest of pleasures, and it replaces lost illusions." (page 3) shows his need to work and make his way through life on his own. Candide must always be working or making something to feel fulfilled. Candide shows this when he says. " Neither my old age nor my illnesses dishearten me. Had I cleared but one field and made but twenty trees to flourish, that would still be an imperishable boom." (page 3)
Candide's philosophy does not only apply to himself, but to everyone. He feels that accomplishing something gives your life a purpose. If your life has a purpose then you are happy. Also, it gives you a since of accomplishment in the fact that you did something all on your own. If you know a trade or have a hobby, you will always be amused, have work, and be able to say that you did something useful with......
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