Leibniz's Theory In Candide

Candide, written in classic 18th century writing style overfloweth with fantastic incidents and ubiquitous vicissitudes, more commonly put as coincidences. The story is full of them, with many of the plot points relying on the improbable coincidences to move the story forward. The book revolves around one central theory, originally composed by Leibniz, a German mathematician and philosopher who is so prominent in the world of both mathematics and philosophy, having developed differential and integral calculus independently of Isaac Newton, and the creator of the optimism theory. Leibniz’s theory consisted of two main ideas, that God’s actions are all for good, that he is an all good being. The second part of his theory states that God created the world as best as could be, that this is the best
This also includes that God is an all good being. God’s intentions are all good, and his plan, which may contain certain hardships, is all for the good. Leibniz believed that any deviation from the plan would upset the whole universe and through everything of course. In answer to his critics, Leibniz would state that those who question God’s big plan only did so because they don’t understand what it really is. This view on the world is injected into Candide through Pangloss. Pangloss’s optimistic theory matches perfectly with Leibniz's, and is mocked for having such belief. He his constantly put in dire circumstances, and goes through some pretty terrible stuff throughout his life, but still thinks that all the pain and misery is all part of God’s plan, and inevitably, good for him. Leibniz’s theory of everything already destined to happen, that there is no need to worry about anything because it is all destined for good in the future is exploited and made fun of throughout the book, showing Voltaire true feeling about said