Candide, Just

Candide is a interestingly dull character that is very amusing throughout the novel.  He demonstrates his large capacity for naivety, ignorance, and outright stupidity.  Not only that, but manages to kill a few men along his travels.  The book constantly demonstrates forms of punishment and consequence, and from these things one is usually able to learn from their mistakes or misbeliefs.  But not Candide, it takes entire armies, wait,... more than entire armies to teach Candide to re-correct himself.  Only after he endured so much, was he finally introduced to the feeling of doubt regarding Pangloss's Philosophy.  Yet such a dull character has a certain complexity to him, and as I read more of the book this become more and more obvious.  Perhaps the character of Candide could be more than just a medium for the author to broadcast his satirical views.  Candide's character may unfold as the book ends, and perhaps the author will expand on his sympathy.  Or he may just remain the innocent dim-wit, incapable of forming any opinions.