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__**# 1 : Chapter 16 (pg.38)**__ //" 'Candide instantly drew his own sword and plunged it up to the hilt in the Jesuit Baron's belly; as he withdrew it, all steaming, he began to weep: 'Alas, dear God!' he said, 'I have killed my former master, my friend, my future brother-in-law; I am the mildest man alive, yest I have now killed three men, two of them priests. "//' This part shows this is not the best of possible worlds, too. Candide kills Jesuit Baron who's Cunegonde's brother. He loves Cunegonde and wants to marry her but because of this murder, it might be a big obstacle between their love. Moreover, even though he says he is the mildest man, he is not because he killed three people. Candide is actually not the mildest man alive. Candide murdered three people and even his lover's brother so this world isn't the best of possible worlds for him.

__**# 2 : Chapter 18 (pg.47)**__ //" 'Can there be more than one religion?' he replied. 'We have, I believe, the same religion as everyone else: we worship god from night till morning. - 'Do you worship only one God?' asked Cacambo, who continued to act as the interpreter of Candide's doubts. - 'Evidently so,' said the old man, 'since there are not two Gods, or three, or four. I must say that the people from your world ask some very odd questions.' "//' I think Voltaire wanted to talk about how he thinks about religion. The old man in Eldorado cannot accept that there can be more than one god or religion and other people are the same, too. Usually there are many fights between people because of religion. However, when people are believing the same thing, it is more easy for them to unite and not fight. Therefore, we can find the ray of hope from this part.

__**# 3 : Chapter 18 (pg.50)**__ //" 'All we ask of Your Majesty,' said Cacambo, 'is a few sheep loaded with provisions, with pebbles and with some of the mud of your country.' The King laughed. 'I cannot begin to understand the passion you Europeans have for our yellow mud; but take all you want, and much good may it do you.' "//' Unlike others, the King of Eldorado and the people don't care about the 'yellow mud' that much which is actually valuable. Also, other expensive jewels are so common in Eldorado that people don't care about it. Because they don't know how valuable it can be, there are no conflicts between people to get more jewels for their own benefits. We can find another ray of hope because there are no guilt between people to earn more money and get more valuable properties.