Every story written reflects upon another aspect of the human condition. In Voltaire’s Candide, the reader is taken on a journey with an innocent boy who has the hardships and brutalities of the world revealed to him over the course of the book. Along the way, the main character, Candide, encounters an old woman who has lived a full life in that she has lived at both ends of the wealth spectrum. As they become better acquainted with one another, she recounts her life story to Candide and Miss Cunégonde. Her story is similarly related to that of the National Geographic’s “Afghan Girl” who captured the world’s attention during the tumultuous War in Afghanistan.
Much like the old woman, the young afghan girl lived a very troubled adolescence. In Candide, the old woman was taken from her parents during a time of war in Africa. She was also a beautiful young lady who captured the attention of her captors, but her beauty didn’t keep her from seeing terrible things like gruesome battles and the slaughter of countless people, including her parents. Similarly the young afghan girl disappeared from her home during the War in Afghanistan. Her picture, that highlights her piercing eyes, came to represent the hardships of the many innocent victims of the war in her country. …show more content…
In one moment, the photographer vividly displayed to the world the grim reality of war among humanity. Little is gained through war because as seen in the picture, many people will suffer through the separation of loved ones, destruction of property, and the emotional and physical scarring that hurts an entire society. The power of the Afghan girl’s picture transcends the War in Afghanistan. It represents the struggles that human life must go through which is sadly very prevalent in our human
Much like the old woman, the young afghan girl lived a very troubled adolescence. In Candide, the old woman was taken from her parents during a time of war in Africa. She was also a beautiful young lady who captured the attention of her captors, but her beauty didn’t keep her from seeing terrible things like gruesome battles and the slaughter of countless people, including her parents. Similarly the young afghan girl disappeared from her home during the War in Afghanistan. Her picture, that highlights her piercing eyes, came to represent the hardships of the many innocent victims of the war in her country. …show more content…
In one moment, the photographer vividly displayed to the world the grim reality of war among humanity. Little is gained through war because as seen in the picture, many people will suffer through the separation of loved ones, destruction of property, and the emotional and physical scarring that hurts an entire society. The power of the Afghan girl’s picture transcends the War in Afghanistan. It represents the struggles that human life must go through which is sadly very prevalent in our human