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A 3 page essay that mimics the style of Voltaire's Candide. This additional 'chapter' to the Candide story recounts the presumed adventures of Candide's son as a plantation owner in the New World. No bibliography provided.
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my uncle, but was referred to as such). My father, a good man named Candide, would never listen to Uncle Pangloss as his creed was simple, he said that if
we simply tended our garden all would be well. Tend it we did and my childhood was happy. As a young man, however, I became enamoured of tales from the
New World where a new sort of nation had emerged from a long struggle with Great Britain. I heard tales of a nation where everyone was equal, where there were
no barons or aristocracy to oppress the people, and where opportunity existed around every corner. I knew that the New World was for me. The only question in my mind
was how to achieve this goal. The answer came in the form of a work contract. I could gain passage to America in exchange for my labor. My contract
was for a period of five years, which I calculated would pass quickly. Saying a tearful goodbye to my family, I boarded a ship for the New World, secure in
the knowledge that my future would be assured of good fortune. Unfortunately, I was ignorant of the accepted practices of indentured servitude. Rather than being treated equitably, my master, a
Virginia planter, required that I labor from before sunup to after sundown in his cotton fields. It was back-breaking work under a sweltering sun and the air was full of
mosquitoes and pestilence. I soon came down with a dire fever. I recovered, but was weak from the ordeal. During my recovery, my master graciously permitted me to work a
lighter duty in the main plantation house, wherein, he discovered that I could be of aid keeping his books and records. During this time, I calculated the expense of
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