Confusion

In Candide many confusing things are happening.  For example, how in the world does Lady Cunegonde always manage to find Candide? He could be in the middle of no where and will somehow manage to find him.  If it is not her than it is one of her family members.  How exactly does that work?  It is like that entire family is tracking him. That's definitely kind of creepy.  It is like if they both had an obsession with each other.  Candide with Lady Cunegonde and her family, and them with Candide.  Out of everything Candide has gone through I was hoping that he would have realized by now that there are so many other people in the world.  Why would he settle for a girl that isn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shack? Additionally, why would he even think about her after everything he went through due to her fault.  It just doesn't make sense. I mean I realize that if you truly love someone, love will always bring you back together. However, does he truly love her? Or is it just some crazy obsession and intense feeling?  There comes a time where you must let go of certain people because they aren't good for you. After everything he has gone through how has he not managed to simply do that?! It's not rocket science!!

Another thing that I noticed that confused me is the differences for each character.  The two characters that really astonished me with their differences were Pangloss and Martin.  They are the exact opposite! Here we have Dr. Pangloss saying that "everything is for the best" (page ) and then we have Martin stating the fact that world and life itself was made to "drive us mad." (page 94) How can that make any sense to Candide or the reader? What is he supposed to believe?  It's as if Martin and Pangloss, together, form the perfect definition of life.  One sees it for it's positive characteristics and the other sees life for its negative characteristics. Isn't that what life truly is?! Negative and positive things happen to people so that they can learn from their experiences. How has Candide not learned anything?

I swear. This book is just going to continue with the same story of Candide running into people he already knows and then having a terrible or wonderful experience that he learns nothing from. I honestly find this book ridiculous. I know it is supposed to be filled with dark humor but I see it filled with stupidity.  It is common sense to not repeat the same mistakes twice unless the person really wants to.  Also, the things that happen to Candide are dumb and aren't really that entertaining. Will the book have any point to it in the end?