Candide or Optimism Voltaire War can be one of the most devastating occurrences on earth. It is war that destroys the lives of many people, families, and countries. What’s done to one person can ruin the lives of many others. This is expressed in the book Candide or Optimism. In this book Candide is torn from his love, Cunegonde, and looks for her for the rest of his life. He believed that she was …showed first 75 words of 1059 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1059 total…book. Most are about how terrible war is and the negative outcome of it. It’s hard to believe that people would kill each other over different beliefs that they have. It’s still going on today even. When will we realize the outcome of war is never good? We always lose lives and families are hurt. Voltaire gives a good view on what war is all about, and what the effects of it are.