We are all CharlieThere was a spell when I was in high school that I was into dystopian fiction – “1984,” “Animal Farm,” “Brave New World,” “Fahrenheit 451,” and the like.During this phase, my father convinced my I should read Voltaire’s “Candide.” Now, this is not a story of some bleak, post-apocalyptic society, but it does take a jab at optimism.It is the tale of a young, sheltered and naive Candide who believes this is the best of all possible worlds. Through his travels, he encounters war, natural disasters and events that show man’s inhumanity.
We are all Charlie