Throughout the novel, , Voltaire repeatedly exploits the nature of humans to consider other's situations and lifestyles to be better than that of their own. Voltaire uses 's journeys to portray the human assumption that the grass is always greener on the other side. This theme is shown in 's strife for companionship, his experience with wealth, and his interaction with other characters. The situations that develop the theme do so in such a way that the reader is able to understand and relate to the aspirations of . The first element used to ....