The Country of El Dorado

What they saw in the country of El dorado, when arriving to the His Majesty's kingdom, was marvelous. Candide and Cacambo were treated very well, as they were provided food for free in a restaurant they found there. They tried to pay the man with gold, but the man laughed and said that why were they trying to give him stones from the street. These stones were gold, diamonds, and other precious stones. Stones? That's jewelry right there. Candide and Cacambo were just as surprised as me with the fact that they called gold "yellow mud". They were taken to the palace, to see His Majesty, who received them with pleasure. It's ironic how the city works, it may as well be actually the city were it all happens for the best. The people al had the same opinions, so there would never be any problems or disputes between the people. There were no jails, no monks, and no materialistic people. The people were very happy with what God gave them, thanking him day and night (at least that is what the a "hundred and seventy-two" year old man told Candide).

Cacambo and Candide had a great life: they lived in great conditions, they could stay as long as they wanted, and nobody wanted them to leave or hated them. Even though they had such a great life, Candide couldn't live without Lady Cunégonde. He wanted to rescue her and then go back to the old world with some gold and sheep from His Majesty's kingdom. That is exactly what they did, but just until the part of leaving with sheep and gold so far haha. Who knows were Cunégonde is and what is of her. When they asked His Majesty for the gold and the sheep to leave, he said that even though he'd like them to stay, that he wouldn't stop them. It was against his religion and laws. He asked his engineers (pretty advanced for that time I think) to help them to make their way. Before they left, His Majesty said this: "I don't understand your European taste for yellow mud, but take as much as you wish..." (Page 83) It is ironic how different perceptions he Europeans have of life than the new world people. Voltaire may also be criticizing how the Europeans would do anything for gold and precious stones and how they killed people for those. The perception of the two sides is completely different, what some consider mud other consider a lot of money. Now they are off to sail with their gold and sheep, and everything seems to be good? Will they become rich or will they encounter  tragedy once again?