Dialectical Journal #6: Candide

Passages From The Text	Pg #	Comments & Questions
·         “’Whatever shall be, shall be,’ said Candide. ‘But one thing consoles me. I see that people one never thought to see again often do turn up. It may well turn out that, having run into my red sheep and Paquette, I will also run into Cunegonde.’ ·         ‘I wish,’ said Martin, ‘that she may one day make you very happy. But I very much doubt she will.’ ·         ‘You’re a bit hard,’ said Candide ·         ‘That’s because I’ve lived,’ said Martin	·         78	·         (R) I don’t understand what Voltaire has against optimism. Candide wasn’t even going all crazy like before, he was just thinking happily about his future. But then Voltaire had to go and bring him down. Or perhaps it’s foreshadowing! I wouldn’t be surprised if by the time Candide and Cunegonde end up together (if they ever do), they would be miserable. That girl is just too much trouble and I doubt Voltaire would let Candide live happily ever after anyway.