Voltaire suggests that romantic love does not exist in Candide, her beauty was what captured his interest in her as Miss Cunegonde. She was the driven force throughout the whole journey, yet she was the start of all his problems as she was at fault to have Candide banished from the castle. When Candide first hears of the unfortunate appearance of Cunegonde, he refers himself as a man of honor and will love her still. Truly, we can infer his belief will soon be taken to a disadvantage as her lack of beauty will continue to define their dying relationship. Voltaire emphasizes on the idea that people take to great account the physical features more significantly than any other attributes, and with this we are at a continuous disadvantage and blinded by our true ability to love another. For, Candide was as naïve as he may be, he was also a fooled lover.
Voltaire may be contradicting himself through Martin as he begins to believe that there is no point in proving the existence of life. Martin bases his judgment of life through real experiences, while Pangloss only sets theories. And with this, it is usually Martin who appears smarter when he states his-self right through logic. Voltaire has a thought that maybe, life itself should not be spent seeking out the question to its existence but instead one must actually live it. In reason, one must undergo experiences himself to understand the real meaning of life’s existence.
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