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Utopia?In my opinion, it is virtually impossible to design a utopian society. Although the principles you base your society may have the potential, if the rest of life in that society is modified enough so that all those in the society introduced to this idea or principle will take it ... Read More

A Comparison of the Utopian Societies in Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange and George Orwell’s 1984 (2609 words, 5 pages)

1A Utopian Society is based on the idea that all governmental tactics, laws, and social conditions are ideal to perfection. The relationship between authority and citizen coincide creating endless stability. Any abrupt disagreement regarding a radical idea can shift the equilibrium off balance, causing the population to become a threat ... Read More

A Writer’s Description of the Curriculum and Class Composition at His Utopian School (500 words, 1 pages)

My Utopian SchoolIf I was able to create my own school, and was able to select every student, every staff member, all members of the faculty, class sizes, curriculum, and everything and everyone that has to do with effectively running the school, then I believe that the utopian school would ... Read More

An Analysis of the Ideal Living Situation in Utopia by Thomas More (1553 words, 2 pages)

In his book Utopia, Thomas More examines a society that seems to be the ideal living situation for human beings. The main thesis of Utopia is his solution to many of the problems that are being faced in English society in the early 16th century.In forming his ideas for the ... Read More

George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four as a Negative Utopia (1099 words, 2 pages)

George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is the ultimate negative utopia. Written in 1949 as an apocalyptic vision of the future, it shows the cruelty and pure horror of living in an utterly totalitarian world where all traces of individualism are being abolished. This novel was composed to denounce Hitler?s Germany and ... Read More

A Review of the Puritan Utopian Society In Colonial America in the 1600s (608 words, 2 pages)

Towards the late 1600s and early 1700s, the Puritan utopian society which had been established in the colonial America began to deteriorate. This was a result of many factors, but is generally considered to be the result of a failed experiment in sict applied theology. One of the early symptoms ... Read More

The Vision of Utopia in Both “The Scarlet Letter” and “Pleasantville” (799 words, 1 pages)

Visions Of Utopia "The Scarlet Letter" vs. PleasantvilleIn both "The Scarlet Letter" and "Pleasantville," there is an image of utopia, a perfect world that has been created and everyone that lives inside of it is happy with their lives and couldn't wish for anything better. Also in both utopias there ... Read More

A Comparison of Utopia in Societies between Jim Jones and Aldous Huxley (1181 words, 2 pages)

In our attempt to achieve the "perfect society" in which everyone is happy we have failed to realize that happiness means something different for everyone, and that severe contradictions will destroy a so called "perfect society". Webster's dictionary defines a Utopia as, "An ideally perfect place, especially in its social, ... Read More

A Look at How the Utopian Society Viewed Religion (1387 words, 2 pages)

Utopian DreamsThroughout the ages, man has come to idealize a word that is most commonly related to heavenly or perfect without actually picking up the book and realizing for themselves that there is no such thing. A Utopian society could never exist because man is made to want, to desire ... Read More

The Great Irony in Utopia by Thomas More (5989 words, 9 pages)

The historical Thomas More, the author of Utopia, was an extraordinarily complicated man who tied up all the threads of his life in his heroic death. The Utopia is the sort of complicated book that we should expect from so complicated a man. It is heavy with irony, but then ... Read More

An Analysis of Anti-Utopia in 1984 by George Orwell (620 words, 3 pages)

1984 as an Anti-Utopian Novel A utopia is an ideal or perfect community.While some writers have created fictional places that embody their idealssocieties, other writers have written satires that ridicule existing conditions ofsociety, or anti-utopias, which show possible future societies that are anythingbut ideal. In 1984 , George Orwell presents ... Read More

Alternate Societies in Utopia by Thomas More and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (2400 words, 3 pages)

Thomas Mores Utopia and Aldus Huxleys Brave New World , are novels about societies that differ from our own. Though the two authors have chosen different approaches to create an alternate society, both books have similarities which represent the visions of men who were moved to great indignation by the ... Read More

An Analysis of Utopia in a Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1154 words, 2 pages)

As man has progressed through the ages, there has been essentially one purpose. That purpose is to arrive at a utopian society, where everyone is happy, disease is nonexistent, and strife, anger, or sadness are unheard of. Only happiness exists. But when confronted with Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, we ... Read More

The Illusions of a Utopian World (711 words, 1 pages)

Brave New WorldGeorge Santayana once said, Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination. In life, there is no such thing as a complete utopia, although that is what many people try to achieve. Aldous Huxleys Brave New World is an attempt at a utopian society. In this ... Read More

An Analysis of the Three Utopian Communities: The Shakers and Brook Farm and New Harmony (880 words, 2 pages)

Rachel ArbeitDecember 5, 1999Utopian CommunitiesThe word utopia, in its simplest form means a "perfect world." In other words it is a society in which man has reached such perfection that he is able to build a social system based on justice, reason and unity. Since the beginning of history, people ... Read More

The Different Flaws of Plato’s “Utopian Society” That Are Not Beneficial to Every Member of the Society (867 words, 2 pages)

The Republic by PlatoThroughout history, Plato has been conceived as one of the greatest philosophers of all time. His many theories have made us delve deep into our minds for new knowledge and understanding. He is looked up to by many all over the world in present day as well ... Read More

The Evolution of Democracy of the Utopian Society in the Athenian Government (442 words, 2 pages)

Democracy is more a Utopian aspiration rather than a concrete description of any government. A common understanding of democracy, often applied to unworthy situations, is simply that the masses will govern themselves. This understanding was articulated by an Athenian statesman, Pericles, "Our Constitution is named a democracy, because it is ... Read More

The Ineffectiveness of an Idea of a Utopian Society (2118 words, 3 pages)

An Analysis of the Qualities of the Utopian Societies (1492 words, 2 pages)

The vision of one century is often the reality of the next (Nelson 108). Throughout time, great minds have constructed their own visions of utopia. Through the study of utopias, one finds that these perfect societies have many flaws. For example, most utopias tend to have an authoritarian nature (Manuel ... Read More

The Brook Farm Institute of Agriculture and Education: An Experiment in Utopian Communal Living (883 words, 2 pages)

April Honors EnglishMay 17, 2000The Brook Farm ExperimentThe Brook Farm Institute of Agriculture and Education, was a short-lived utopian experiment in communal living. "Brook Farm, a cooperative community established in 1841 in West Roxbury (now part of Boston) was a joint-stock company run by leaders of the philosophical movement known ... Read More

A Desire for Utopia in Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy (844 words, 4 pages)

Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward 2000-1887 was an attempt to showAmericans who desired the utopian sense of community what it could truly be.Looking Backward addressed the yearnings of a society stricken by economicpanics and social collapse by proposing an Eden-like community in which war,hunger, greed and malice were eradicated from society. ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of 1984 an Anti-Utopian Novel by George Orwell (620 words, 3 pages)

1984 as an Anti-Utopian NovelA utopia is an ideal or perfect community. While some writers have createdfictional places that embody their ideals societies, other writers have writtensatires that ridicule existing conditions of society, or anti-utopias, which showpossible future societies that are anything but ideal. In 1984 , George Orwellpresents a ... Read More

A Personal Utopia in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (981 words, 2 pages)

A Personal UtopiaAn Analysis of a Key Passage in Brave New WorldThe key passage of Aldous Huxleys Brace New World takes place after John has been arrested and is a conversation with Mond. When John and Mond speak of ideal societies, a major part of Brave New World, the aspect ... Read More

A Comparison of Utopian and Dystopian Novels in Seeing the Events Happening in Our World (4902 words, 15 pages)

Samir Patel Ms. Priego English 4 CP May 11, 1998 Utopia or Dystopia All through life humanity tries to obtain a world in which one can live with enjoyment, equality,fairness, and happiness. Many great writers have created utopian worlds that the reader canconsider and explore. To create a perfect place ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Book Utopia by Thomas More (925 words, 4 pages)

In Thomas Mores book Utopia, there is a great deal of irony in the waythe people of this mystical place live and prosper. Much of what the people oftodays society assume to be universal truths of life are completely oppositefrom the Utopian perspective of the way things should be done. ... Read More

Aldous Huxley’s Depictions of Utopia in His Work Island (1286 words, 2 pages)

The Loss of IndividualityThe peak of a writers career should exhibit their most profound works of literature. In the case of Aldous Huxley, Brave New World is by far his most renowned novel. Aldous Huxley is a European-born writer who, in the midst of his career, moved to the United ... Read More

1984: The Quintessential Negative Utopia of George Orwell (3745 words, 6 pages)

1984The Quintessential Negative Utopia(Or How to become really depressed about the future of the human condition in 267 pages or less.)1984 is George Orwell's arguably his most famous novel, and it remains one of the most powerful warnings ever made against the dangers of a totalitarian society. George Orwell was ... Read More

The Utopia of Lauropia, a History of the Wonderful Society (1155 words, 2 pages)

UtopiaSecluded in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, is a place called Lauropia, a wonderful society. It is always peaceful and nothing bad ever happens on the island. The island's air is always fresh and free of any toxins or pollution. Temperature on the South side of Lauropia is always ... Read More

American Democracy Has a Long Way to Go Before Reaching Utopia (824 words, 2 pages)

American DemocracyThe American democracy is one of the most peaceful kinds of government in the world although it is a long way from utopia. The democracy in which we live has many strengths and weaknesses. Neither strengths or weaknesses out weigh one another, but it is necessary to have both ... Read More

An Introduction to the Anti-Utopian Novel 1984 by George Orwell (620 words, 1 pages)

1984 as an Anti-Utopian NovelA utopia is an ideal or perfect community. While some writers have created fictional places that embody their ideals societies, other writers have written satires that ridicule existing conditions of society, or anti-utopias, which show possible future societies that are anything but ideal. In 1984 , ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013