Do you know what a utopia is? Well, it’s an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. In 1516, when Sir Thomas More wrote the first 'Utopia', he coined the word from the Greek ou-topos meaning 'no place' or 'nowhere'. For thousands of years, people have dreamt of perfect worlds, with no conflict, no struggling. But is it possible for these worlds to ever exist? No, even though some people think a utopia can exist, it is not possible because of the fact that no one thinks exactly the same way.
One of the ways that a utopian society is shown to not have succeeded is in The Giver. In The Giver, there are quite a few examples of how and why utopias always seem to fail. There are many parts of the book that talk about it not being worth giving up amazing feelings such as love, for that “perfect word” that isn’t supposed to have any conflict within it. For example, in The Giver it says “It was possible what they had planned. Barley possible. But what did it matter? If he stayed, his life was no longer worth living.” As Jonas, the main character …show more content…
Brook farm was founded in 1841 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. It was also known as Ripley’s Follow Me or Not, since it was founded by George and Sophia Ripley. In the article, it says, “However, Ripley joined the unpopular Fourierism movement, which meant that soon the young people (out of a ‘sense of honor’)… cleaning stables and slaughtering the animals. This caused many residents, especially younger ones to leave. Things went downhill from there. The community was hit by an outbreak of smallpox followed by fire and finally collapsed in 1847.” From this you can understand that not all “utopias” fail because of strict laws and restrictions. They might fail because of the leader’s new beliefs after beginning the commune, since the followers may not agree with them. It’s just another example of why utopias
One of the ways that a utopian society is shown to not have succeeded is in The Giver. In The Giver, there are quite a few examples of how and why utopias always seem to fail. There are many parts of the book that talk about it not being worth giving up amazing feelings such as love, for that “perfect word” that isn’t supposed to have any conflict within it. For example, in The Giver it says “It was possible what they had planned. Barley possible. But what did it matter? If he stayed, his life was no longer worth living.” As Jonas, the main character …show more content…
Brook farm was founded in 1841 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. It was also known as Ripley’s Follow Me or Not, since it was founded by George and Sophia Ripley. In the article, it says, “However, Ripley joined the unpopular Fourierism movement, which meant that soon the young people (out of a ‘sense of honor’)… cleaning stables and slaughtering the animals. This caused many residents, especially younger ones to leave. Things went downhill from there. The community was hit by an outbreak of smallpox followed by fire and finally collapsed in 1847.” From this you can understand that not all “utopias” fail because of strict laws and restrictions. They might fail because of the leader’s new beliefs after beginning the commune, since the followers may not agree with them. It’s just another example of why utopias