More, through Hythloday’s speeches, powerfully describes defects of English society and their solutions by discussing how Utopia has dealt with similar problems. These descriptions serve to reinforce More’s assertions. For example, Hythloday proposes that “the world [cannot] be happily governed” unless a constitution were “to limit the prince… and restrain the people” by removing the ability for individuals to own property (57). More then uses Hythloday’s elaborate language to describe an instance in Utopia that establishes the strength of his assertion. More uses figurative language sets a style of economic equality in Utopia by saying, “[Utopia’s socio-economic system] is the true cause of their being better governed and living happier than we, though we come not short of them in point of understanding or outward advantages” (60-61). His language and comparison between Utopia and England serves his central message by subtly noting the differences between (and the advantages and disadvantages of) the two countries’ systems. This style of Hythloday’s figurative descriptions therefore enacts More’s purposes of criticizing the English government to while suggesting more effective social and economic
More, through Hythloday’s speeches, powerfully describes defects of English society and their solutions by discussing how Utopia has dealt with similar problems. These descriptions serve to reinforce More’s assertions. For example, Hythloday proposes that “the world [cannot] be happily governed” unless a constitution were “to limit the prince… and restrain the people” by removing the ability for individuals to own property (57). More then uses Hythloday’s elaborate language to describe an instance in Utopia that establishes the strength of his assertion. More uses figurative language sets a style of economic equality in Utopia by saying, “[Utopia’s socio-economic system] is the true cause of their being better governed and living happier than we, though we come not short of them in point of understanding or outward advantages” (60-61). His language and comparison between Utopia and England serves his central message by subtly noting the differences between (and the advantages and disadvantages of) the two countries’ systems. This style of Hythloday’s figurative descriptions therefore enacts More’s purposes of criticizing the English government to while suggesting more effective social and economic