A theme that is constantly seen in the book is corruption and the power money has over the people. Money leads to Greed and avarice, and that changes people and turns them into selfish, unscrupulous human beings. Candide and Cacambo went to Eldorado, a place where greed didn't exist. A place as splendid that even as the sand was of gold and the pebbles were precious stones. Eldorado had more riches than the entire world, yet no one had the need to take them all.
In my opinion Voltaire thought society had become pure evil. Money had converted men into evil creatures that only cared about their individual wealth and not the wellbeing of others. Money has a huge power over the people and change the mentality of everyone. People think those who have money are the most honorable and the most educated and the most experienced and the most powerful, but that is not true. Poor people are the same as the rich, they are equally honorable and experienced, they are equally honest and maybe they don't have the best education but they are good people. Society stereotypes the poor as least and this is why everyone is constantly trying to become wealthy and this way becoming more powerful.
What has humanity become? Everything is about money, no one cares about others, and no one respects others. Day by day people become greedier, they only want money. I have even seen families fighting for money. What has love become? Isn’t love supposed to be greater than money? Life is not about the money, people cant and shouldn’t be measured by the amount of money they have because money is truly has no worth and can be lost in a matter of seconds. “You see, my friend how perishable are the riches of this world. There is nothing solid but virtue and the prospect of seeing Lady Cunegonde again.” (85) At the end of the day the only thing we have left is hope and the virtues life gave us.
After their journey they left with a fortune they thought would put an end to their adversities. Riches they imagined would bribe their way out of problems and awful situations. What did this fortune bring? It only brought unhappiness because Candide had to face seeing his money disappear as a captain Vanderdendur took all the money he had left except what he had in his pockets. After this incident Candide stopped being as optimistic and started doubting Pangloss's views about life. "But it’s the truth, and I shall have to renounce that optimism of yours in the end." (86). He meets Martin a pessimistic person and makes him his companion during his journey.
In my opinion Voltaire thought society had become pure evil. Money had converted men into evil creatures that only cared about their individual wealth and not the wellbeing of others. Money has a huge power over the people and change the mentality of everyone. People think those who have money are the most honorable and the most educated and the most experienced and the most powerful, but that is not true. Poor people are the same as the rich, they are equally honorable and experienced, they are equally honest and maybe they don't have the best education but they are good people. Society stereotypes the poor as least and this is why everyone is constantly trying to become wealthy and this way becoming more powerful.What has humanity become? Everything is about money, no one cares about others, and no one respects others. Day by day people become greedier, they only want money. I have even seen families fighting for money. What has love become? Isn’t love supposed to be greater than money? Life is not about the money, people cant and shouldn’t be measured by the amount of money they have because money is truly has no worth and can be lost in a matter of seconds. “You see, my friend how perishable are the riches of this world. There is nothing solid but virtue and the prospect of seeing Lady Cunegonde again.” (85) At the end of the day the only thing we have left is hope and the virtues life gave us.
Experience is an undefinable idea. Yes, the rich may have experience in being rich and some other areas that money can afford, but does having money make you aware of reality and what experience really is? I would have to disagree with your opinion by saying that poor people and rich people are equal in the area of experience, rich people know nothing about reality and what it is to be poor, as well as poor people don´t know what it is to be rich. Voltaire depicts these rich ignorant society as the saviors of the world and the great philosophers that know the path to everything, that is because he is making fun of them by saying that they all think that with money and a good life of living in a beautiful house defines the actual art of philosophy.
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