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.