“Candide” by Voltaire is a novel which traces the tumultuous life of Candide, the simple and illegitimate son of the sister of Baron de Tonnerre-ten-tronckh. Living in Westphalia Castle, Candide's realm of knowledge encompasses the ideas presented to him by Pangloss, his tutor, who believes that the world they inhabit is "the best of all possible worlds". (Voltaire 15) Candide carries with him the optimism of Pangloss's belief as he is banished from his castle and enters uncharted territory. In the unknown world of hardship, suffering and poverty, he discovers the inaccuracy of the many ideas Pangloss presented to him. Through the texts “Candide” by Voltaire, “The Allegory of the Cave” by Plato and “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., the validity of Pangloss's philosophy can be tested. Pangloss's worldview refers to Leibnez's theory. which attempts to explain the existence of evil in the simultaneous presence of God. According to him, God, being omniscient and omnipotent, has the ability to see all possible worlds. He chooses the best of these worlds so that we can live in them. Therefore, all the evil in the world is fundamentally not evil at all; it was foreseen, understood and therefore created by God. However, if this theory were true, then the world would be predetermined and humans would have no free will. On the other hand, the story told by the Bible describes Adam and Eve as people who were punished for having free will and eating the apple. If the world were indeed predetermined by God, then Eve eating the apple from the tree of knowledge would also be predetermined. Since God did not intend for Eve to consume the apple, his action was one of free will. Pangloss's view is considered heretical because middle of paper, Pangloss's brother wants to give her hand in marriage, because he does not have a position of power. The transition of the old woman and Cunégonde from rich to mistress of men shows the ephemeral nature of wealth. The plots capture the uselessness of being in positions of wealth and power, as neither truly benefits the one who possesses it. The land of El Dorado is presented as the least jaded and corrupted land. Religious intolerance is non-existent, as residents follow only one religion; the wealth is intangible, as the gold around them has no monetary value to them and there is no hierarchy of power in the country. Perhaps it is a world like El Dorado that can rid the world of turmoil and suffering. Denouncing religion, abdicating power and living a simple life may be the answer to relieving the world's inhabitants from the atrocities that freckle it..