Candide

To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure what to take away from this reading. So far Candide has a rough life to say the least; getting banished for kissing the Baron's daughter, get sliced up by his own soldiers, losing his girl; Candide seems to be in a life sucking abyss. Every turn Candide takes, he is met with war, abuse, heart-break, and just random misfortunes. But through most these challenges Candide seems to always have a companion by his side, whether it was a mentor, lover, or close friend, someone was with him through most of his struggles. I think what is to be taken away from this is, even though Candide had terrible experiences he always seems optimistic about the world around him.