Do Candide's Punishments Fit The Crime?

No, Candide's punishments are purposefully exaggerated and extreme to relay a message that ignorance and being naive can get you hurt, and that the actual world is harsh. If everyone believed in one philosophy there would be peace and justice in the world but unfortunately that contradicts human's natural behaviors and nature. One of the punishments that really stick out to me is Candide's flogging in which he losses all skin and his muscles are exposed. These type of radical consequences is more so a message to the reader about culture and philosophy than a resonable reprecussion. Later on Candide begins to form his own view of the world through cruel experiences and the reconecction with Cungonde in which he murders two people and slyly gets away with it by deceiving authorities. This is an ironic spin on how he went from "volunteering for a sacrifice," to getting away with murder.