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My book report is on Candide by Voltaire and consists
of 326 pages. Voltaire's Candide is the story of an
innocent man's experiences in a mad and evil world,
and his struggle to achieve happiness without having
to work and taking the easy way out of all situations.
Everyone has to work and eventually they will achieve
happiness and joy but in Candide's case, after a long
and difficult struggle in which Candide is forced to
overcome misfortune to find happiness, he concludes
that all is not that easy and that he must work in
order to find even a small amount of pleasure in life.
Candide grows up in the Castle of Westphalia
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. On his journey, he faces a......

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