Utopia Book Two

In Utopia Book Two, Saint Thomas More describes in detail the country Utopia. He tells of many things, even the smallest factors. He starts by sharing its geographic shape and location. It seems like the perfect island (that used to be a peninsula), it's almost unbelievable. No enemy would be able to attack because of the way the island is formed. Then he goes on to tell of there cities. They are big and spacious. They work individually, but all serve the same purpose and act the same. Their local governments are set up perfectly. As long as no one becomes selfish, I would say that it would be the best government ever. But the way I see it, if people actually lived this way and stuck to the law in itself, government would not be needed in Utopia. In Utopia there are slaves, country life (that everyone has to live at some point), religion, and even population control. My favorite part of the book was when the three men dressed in their finest clothing and jewelry, only to be ignored by the Utopians because they thought that they were slaves. Very funny and ironic. Sir More ends the book with Raphael saying that he is happy that there is at least one country that has gotten things right and that no one will be able to shake or shatter the power of Utopia. And that is exactly how perfect Utopia is: so perfect, it is unreal.

I thought it was awesome getting to read this book. It really made me think of government and living. It opened my eyes to see that Communism done right (not fascism) can be a good thing. One thing that I did notice is that the people's free will was limited. I didn't feel like they would be able to express their feelings and thoughts on certain issues to the fullest. If there was a country in this world called Utopia, I would love to visit it.