Candide, Chapter 16: riassunto
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In Chapter 16, Candide kills two monkeys he thinks are attacking girls, but the girls mourn their lovers and report the travelers to the Oreillons. Mistaken for a Jesuit and threatened with being eaten, Candide gains his freedom when Cacambo proves that he kills a Jesuit rather than serves as one.
Cosa succede
- Candide and Cacambo cross the border, stop in a meadow, and eat while Candide mourns his separation from Cunegonde.
- Candide shoots two monkeys chasing girls, then learns from Cacambo that the dead animals are the girls’ lovers.
- The travelers sleep in a wood, where the Oreillons bind them after receiving the girls’ report.
- The Oreillons prepare to eat Candide because his clothes make him appear to be a Jesuit.
- Cacambo asks them to verify that Candide kills the Jesuit whose clothes he wears.
- After confirming his account, the Oreillons release both travelers, entertain them, and escort them to their border.

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Cosa notare
Cacambo replaces a moral appeal with an argument about shared enemies. His explanation turns Candide’s killing of the Jesuit into grounds for release.
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How do the Oreillons check Cacambo’s explanation?
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“Candide, Chapter 16: riassunto.” Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/it/pages/candide-chapter-16-summary.
Library of Alexandria. (2026). Candide, Chapter 16: riassunto. https://libraryofalexandria.com/it/pages/candide-chapter-16-summary
“Candide, Chapter 16: riassunto.” Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/it/pages/candide-chapter-16-summary.
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