Reason

Everyone has different ideals towards why humans live. There is no right nor wrong answer, nor anything in between. It is all based on faith. Reaching the end of Candide the readers get a glimpse of what the author believes, regarding humans mission in life.  It all begins with the Garden of Eden; this garden has the symbolic identity of the origins of mankind. On the other hand in the book the garden seems to have a hidden message, one that will later lead to the reasoning behind mans mission in earth. “ When man was placed in the Garden of Eden, he was put there ´to dress it and to keep it`”. (pg. 143).  This quote was manifested to pursue the audience into the believe that from the first time man set foot on earth its mission was to work until the end of time.

These believe was constantly represented along the book and it gave emphasis to the lives of all the characters in it.  After all of the most delightful and horrific adventures had passed, the characters illusion of living and of being prosperous was completely sucked out.  Leaving them with no dreams nor aspirations in life, simply trying to survive the present.

“I also know, said Candide, `that we must go and work in the garden´.” (pg. 143)