Work on the farm was the usual. However their plan is to produce surpluses of food for two years in case of crop failure and the remainder is sold to foreigners. The money received from the sale goes to the national treasury to be used only in case of war.
The plan of all Utopian cities was similar except for variations in topography. For example the capital, Amaurot covers a piece of land two miles square of the bank of the Anider River, and about sixty miles from the sea. The entire city is walled, and outside the wall is a deep, dry ditch filled with briars. The streets are 20 feet wide, convenient for carriages. The house all look the same and every ten years the residents changes houses by lot. .
The population control was no problems for Utopians. The population of each city was maintained at about six thousand, and in the event of a baby boom, some families were sent to other cities, where they would be well accommodated. However if the population of the whole country exceeded their prescribed number, then some citizens where sent of as colonist to other countries that were not so densely packed. .
The idea of population control seems like a modern concept, however by this Sir Thomas More doesn't mean birth control. Over crowed countries should learn from this concept.
The cities in Utopia are divided into 4 equal sections, and in the middle of each are mark places, one with all kinds of food, and another for dry goods. All goods were free. Any one could take what ever they wanted. There was no need for hoarding because there was enough for everyone. Animals were butcher by slaves, however not in the city. Instead they were killed in a place near a river were no one was at. This kept the town clean from any unpleasant odors. Little by little, we are being shown how people live in a society operating on the basis of idealized communism. Nobody receives wages or rewards for his labor and everyone are the same.
Thomas More's Utopia shows an ideal society, close to perfection in almost every way. ... Beyond Utopia, kings, nobles, churches, and men of wealth primarily hold land. ... Employment in Utopia is universal. ... Book two of Thomas More's Utopia corrects many social difficulties faced in book one. ... Utopia. ...
The journey for our society, and ultimately our world, is to create a utopia. A utopia, as described by Sir Thomas More in Utopia, is a secluded island community where life is picturesque; each man has his own duty, knowledge and intellect are highly valued, and war is only fought as a last resort. ... Philosophers of the 16th Century strived for a utopia as we still strive for one today. ... In Utopia there is not the burden of the citizens" financial well-being. ... Our society isn't taking and steps closer to a Utopia or even away from a Utopia, we are merely stuck. ...
While the "Utopia" exhibit is a place for dreamers, it also includes its share of nightmares. ... People within a Utopia society are still people of society. ... .Sooner or later the women in Utopia wouldn't take the way they were treated. ... This is one of the main reasons I believe Utopia would not work. Not the physical part of Utopia, but the mental part. ...
Sir Thomas More created the word "utopia" and the genre of modern utopian literature. ... Throughout More's Utopia the reader is questioning More's intentions. ... He advises that "it's the king's duty to take more care of his people's welfare than of his own" (Utopia, 33). ... For it is impossible to make everything good unless all men are good [ ]" (Utopia, 36). ... At this remark, the debate ends and Hythloday launches into his description of Utopia. ...
The Utopia States is a simply enhanced United States of America. The Utopia States is a utopia in which all Americans want to be a part of and live freely in with no racism and free of stereotypes. In this utopia, the government will be ruled by a democracy. This utopia does not tax people. ... The government of the Utopia States is one of democracy. ...
Utopia Utopia was written in 1515 by Thomas More and first published in 1516. ... (Writting utopia) More was inspired to write Utopia after reading Plato's Republic. ... "(1) par.7) Thomas More was canonized on May 19, 1935 by the Catholic Church. (2) Utopia is a book that describes the island of Utopia and the rituals of the people who inhabit the island. ... Utopia goes from one subject of the Utopian peoples lives to another and explains it in full detail. ... Thomas More does an excellent job in writing Utopia, he combined the few positive aspects of our world ...
Sir Thomas More began writing Utopia in 1478. ... This is the point where Raphael introduces us to the island of Utopia. ... He goes on to say everyone in Utopia works in agriculture. ... There are no fixed punishments in Utopia. ... Most people today have heard of Utopia and refer to it. ...
Introduction The following work is intended to examine a classic piece of renaissance of literature titled "Utopia". ... The work "Utopia" compares More's views with the state of England during the 16th century. Part 1 Utopia is seen as one of the greatest ideological writings in the history of politics. ... The second part of Sir Thomas More's Utopia deals with the charaterb Hythloday sharing his experience of visiting the Island of Utopia. ... The topic of slaves was an interesrting topic discussed in book two of "Utopia". ...
