El Dorado is a place of bliss and beauty, the one rational place in the world of the story. Candide stumbles upon this magnificent city, where he essentially needn't worry about anything and has wealth, luxury, and provisions as long as he could need them. However, he is heartbroken without his love, Cunegonde, from whom he was separated at the beginning of the story.
He begs the king of El Dorado to allow him to depart so that he can go searching for the woman he loves, but the king counsels him against it. Still, Candide persists, and he is eventually permitted to leave, supplied with vast sums of money and many provisions, which are all very promptly stolen or lost, leaving him once again destitute and having a difficult time finding Cunegonde.
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
Why does Candide decide to leave El Dorado?
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