The Search for Truth in Candide Voltaire's Candide is a novel that contains conceptual ideas and at the same time is also exaggerated. Voltaire offers sad themes disguised as jokes and jokes, and the story itself presents a distinctive view of life. The crucial contrast in the story concerns the irrational ideas taught to Candide about being optimistic, compared to the reality seen by the rest of the world. The main theme presented throughout the novel is optimism. Of every unfortunate situation in the story, Candide, the protagonist, was warned by his teacher-philosopher that everything in the world happens for the best, because "private misfortunes contribute to the general good, so that the more private misfortunes there are", the more the more we discover that everything is fine" (Voltaire, p. 31). Pangloss, the philosopher, tries to defend his theories by distinguishing positive situations from negative ones and showing that misfortunes bring some privileges. As Candide grows, every time that something unfortunate happens, Pangloss turns the situation around, bringing out the positive side. Candide learns that optimism is "The passion of maintaining that everything is right when everything is going wrong" (Voltaire, p.86). "Voltaire-Candide... they made him aware of evil and evil". The good side of human existence. Candide's morality comes from his style; " (Adams; Pomeau p.137). Pomeau explains that Candide shows both sides of humanity; how both great and terrible events are standard in human life. Again according to Pomeau, the central point of the story is the debate between good and evil; for example, as Candido becomes more independent, he begins to doubt that only good can come out of life. Pangloss is a very trusting character in the story because he refuses to accept evil. He is also a bit naive and believes he can make the world a better place by spreading his theories of optimism. When Candide met with Pangloss after a long time, Pangloss recounted that he had almost been hanged, then dissected, then beaten. Candide asked the philosopher if he still thought that everything was for the best, and Pangloss replied that he still retained his original opinions. No matter how much Pangloss believed that somehow everything would be fine, he still maintained his original opinions.