Difference Between American And British Men

Candide Optimism

The edition I read that I suffered a bit 'of the translation of a language still too outdated and nineteenth-century (eg, kissed him for the kiss) and the lack of certain passages then found in most modern edition. This has probably prevented me
to fully immerse myself in the adventures of Candide. Overall
a little book, funny and ironic.
Voltaire's Candide, or Optimism.

Opera in 1759, and probably inspired by the next earthquake that destroyed Lisbon in 1755.

The events follow each other quickly and takes only a few strokes to sketch the characters and places, yet the author's intentions are clear from the first appearance of unexcelled tutor Pangloss-philosopher and his theories on ' optimism and the ability to see the good in everything (even before catastrophes and tragedies), which the author seeks to refute with knowing irony.
A pleasant read, although not too exciting.
Message that emerges is universal: the effort to reach a goal is never commensurate with a total sense of satisfaction when it is reached, and there is always something we're missing. So
Candido will want something new, while turning back to regret what until recently did not want to.
The Eldorado will always remain a mirage, quell'irraggiungibile metaphor that has touched for a while 'and one can not return.
Yet the optimism with which we should look at things is revealed in the final sentence of candidates (who deliberately do not quote). A small
my curiosity: if Candido lost a leg, how many pages do you dance next? ;)