Utopia is a brilliant novel written by Thomas More. The idea of a utopia seems impossible, how can you live in a perfect place when perfection is in the eye of the beholder? The Utopia in this novel is nothing but rich in already consolidated ideas so it cannot fail to truly be a Utopia. The abolition of private property is one of More's main criticisms of Utopia; seems to mimic the common view of communism, which Thomas More's character Raphael was accused of protecting not only by me, so this is not a new concept." Most scholars fail to appreciate the significance of religious freedom utopian because it stands in the shadow of communism, the other great founding principle of More's fictional republic. Raphael Hythlodaeus, the main character of Utopia, describes utopian communism in great detail, at length contrasting its virtues with the vices of private property. in Europe. Indeed, he claims that the abolition of private property is the key to European and utopian political health” (Kessler and Sandford) At this time, More disagrees with utopian politics and Raphael Hythloday's interpretation. of English society. I observed that Hythloday believes that any utopian practice is right and never has the same status as communism. In the book, utopians believe that pride is what leads to poverty, people's pain and every other kind of disorder. By eliminating private property, class-based social stratification and wealth, utopians believe they have created the perfect political society, however they still have a class system as people are elected to higher positions and there is a governor elected to life, so there's also a bit of popular ruler... in the middle of the paper... and Hytholday means "speaker of nonsense". Of course, if More were claiming that Utopia was actually an island, I doubt he would invent names that would say otherwise, even if it were for literary effect. Works Cited Bruce, Susan. "Reason, faith and mortality in the utopia of Thomas More". Philological Quarterly 75.3 (1996): 267. Academic research completed. Network. November 22, 2013. Kessler, Sanford. "Religious freedom in the utopia of Thomas More". Review Of Politics 64.2 (2002): 207. World History Collection. Network. November 22, 2013.Pavkovic, Aleksandar. "Prosperity and Intellectual Needs: The Credibility and Coherence of More's Utopia." Utopian Studies 4.1 (1993): 26. World History Collection. Network. November 22, 2013.Stein, Joshua. "Sir/St. Thomas More on the United States Constitution: 'More perfect' is no utopia." Contemporary Justice Review 9.3 (2006): 317-328. Legal collection. Network. November 22. 2013.
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