Bellamy Analysis

For Bellamy, the utopian Boston is the city of order, but with preserved historical heritage. The physical city in the novel is a shell of the organically developing city. The urban environment alleviates the sufferings of the industrial city. Bellamy claims that the urban landscape is a facilitator of the industrial city dwellers' lives. Various social virtues and other benefits of the society are available for the citizens of the ordered city. The author says that the society must endure what it cannot cure (Bellamy 50). A regular background of the city would enhance the social equality. Moreover, equality of conditions for citizens' existence would lead to equality of their interests, education and other achievements in their lives. Thus, Bellamy draws parallels between a harmonious development of the city and its citizens. In Bellamy's novel, the author represents Boston as a unified community, full of dignity, innocence and grace. The author shows that the technological development of the city may endanger human individuality. On the other hand, technological processes and innovations result in the freedom of an individual in the city. Julian West is walking along urbanized streets of Boston …show more content…
Bellamy stresses the need for an industrial and social convenience in Boston, in order to eradicate and transform historical principles of the existing city, which is the main goal of urbanization. Reminiscences of Bellamy about New York or other cities made him reconsider the essence of Boston and its nature. The author studied Boston following the names of the streets mentioned in the map and claims that Boston is not just a city, but a regularized and restored area of the nineteenth century. Bellamy’s main intention is to show the order of the city, as well as a standardized Boston. Consequently, to order a physical appearance means to prevent the city from further development as an