Candide’s last line “We must cultivate our garden” represents that people are responsible for their own happiness in life. “Cultivate” means hard work and labor while “garden” symbolizes one’s happiness. Candide had to work in his journey to get Cunegonde back, but only to find happiness. “We must cultivate our garden” illustrates Candide’s transition from Philosophical Optimism, to believing the world can become better. Candide provides a new outlook on life that with labor and happiness “We must cultivate our