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…showed last 75 words of 604 total…s to be better than that of their own. Voltaire used Candide's journeys to portray the human assumption that the grass is always greener on the other side. This theme is shown in Candide's strife for companionship, his experience with wealth, and his interaction with other characters. The situations that developed the theme do so in such a way that the reader is able to understand and relate to the aspirations of Candide.