I don't think that all of the punishments that Candide went through fits his crimes. He really didn't do many bad things and the level of his punishments were over the top. Like in the beginning when he got kicked out of the castle. I don't think he really deserved it because Cunegonde is the one that led it on. She learned the action from Pangloss and the maid. So really he also should be punished just like Candide and Cunegonde. If Candide was going to get kicked out then they both should have been kick out at the same time. Another punishment is when he walks out of the Bulgar training camp. He didn't understand why it would be a bad thing to walk out. Then the Bulgars gave him a choice of flogging or to be shot in the head. I thought that was way over the top. He should not have been killed for walking out. Even though he should have realized that it would have been a problem to walk out, he still didn't deserve the choice he had to make and the flogging he went through. Even though I don't think Candide deserved all of the punishments he went through, he was able to learn from the situations. In the end I also think that they happened for the best. He was able to get through all of those experiences and I think it will make him a smarter and better person.
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