Thursday, October 11, 2012

Did Candide's punishments fit the crimes?

Candide got into a lot of situations that ended up with him being punished. He has been kicked out, flogged, almost sacrificed, and more. I don't really think he deserved to suffer such severe punishments. The one in particular that I am going to talk about is the first one. The Baron von Thunder-ten-tronckh literally kicked Candide out of the castle. The Baron chased Candide out while kicking him. For a punishment like a person would a major crime was committed, right? That wasn't the case though. Candide was punished for getting caught "kissing" CunĂ©gonde. The whole thing was CunĂ©gonde's fault. She was doing what she saw Pangloss doing the other day. Candide didn't even get a chance to explain himself. He was kicked out and that's when his whole adventure began. 

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