Sir Thomas More’s idea of a perfect utopian society is built around the sins of man. More attacks the seven deadly sins (lust, greed, sloth, envy, gluttony, pride, and wrath) by creating a society that will logically fix the fall of mankind. His utopia is supposed to simplify and remove the temptation to break any of the sins. The utopia is designed to create a perfect society that is functional and orderly. Though his society may seem logical in his eyes, his philosophies for the use of gold and silver, the management of the slaves, the political system, and the Utopian clothing are a little illogical.
In the section of the story, “Utopia, Book II [Their Attitude to Gold and Silver]”, More is challenging the deadly sin greed. He starts explaining to the reader the Utopian’s unusual attitude toward gold and silver. Utopians do not value gold and silver because both metals are rare compared to iron this more abundant. As babies they are given pearls and gems to play with and later on the …show more content…
The system is a Republic with governors, elections, and set term limits. The officials continue to stay educated because they can focus on their studies and not work. Secret ballots are used to elect the governor and the governor holds office for life. Sir Thomas More attacks the deadly sin of greed by making sure two new syphogrants are sent to the Senate chamber every day to avoid corruption in the government. The only illogical aspect of More’s political system is if the two syhogrants assigned for the day created great laws, they cannot continue to build on the laws the next day because the two syhogrants are switched out with two new syhogrants. This can lead to disorganization in the government and if the Utopians can get any laws passed or repelled. The clothing the officials wear are the same as ordinary Utopian citizens so it can be hard to distinguish a representative of the government from an ordinary
In the section of the story, “Utopia, Book II [Their Attitude to Gold and Silver]”, More is challenging the deadly sin greed. He starts explaining to the reader the Utopian’s unusual attitude toward gold and silver. Utopians do not value gold and silver because both metals are rare compared to iron this more abundant. As babies they are given pearls and gems to play with and later on the …show more content…
The system is a Republic with governors, elections, and set term limits. The officials continue to stay educated because they can focus on their studies and not work. Secret ballots are used to elect the governor and the governor holds office for life. Sir Thomas More attacks the deadly sin of greed by making sure two new syphogrants are sent to the Senate chamber every day to avoid corruption in the government. The only illogical aspect of More’s political system is if the two syhogrants assigned for the day created great laws, they cannot continue to build on the laws the next day because the two syhogrants are switched out with two new syhogrants. This can lead to disorganization in the government and if the Utopians can get any laws passed or repelled. The clothing the officials wear are the same as ordinary Utopian citizens so it can be hard to distinguish a representative of the government from an ordinary