Pros And Cons Of Living In A Utopian Society

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Imagine a world that is perfect and has no choices or freedom to do what people believe is right and having someone else pick your spouse, that is not a world that anyone should want to live in. It is believed that a Utopia is possible, but some think our society is a better place to live. Although utopian lifestyles wouldn't work or remain perfect, and societies advances and how it is getting better without being a utopia, and how relationships in society wouldn't happen in a utopia.

Utopian lifestyles wouldn't work and remain perfect. A Utopia could never stay perfect as said in this quote “Seeking a perfect way of living seems ideal, but humanity itself is imperfect. Even [in] a seemingly perfect society, there will always be problems because of this. In addition, the measures needed to attain such a utopia aren't particularly desirable.” This shows that a Utopian lifestyle couldn't ever be perfect and wouldn't work. Another quote explaining how perfection cannot be kept “What is perfect today might be imperfect tomorrow. Maintaining perfection is an impossible feat. Perspective of perfection changes through
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“What is they were allowed to choose their own mate? And choose wrong?” (P93) This explains that in a utopian world, there is no freedom of choice in anything. “[It is] safer” “Yes” Jonas agreed “Much safer” This quote tells how they did not have choice for a reason, because it was safer and kept the world better and more perfect.

In conclusion living in our society is better in many ways than living in a perfect Utopia. A Utopia would not ever change and perfection is different for everyone. Also relationships in a Utopia, like in (The Giver By Lois Lowry) your spouses are picked for you and you are given children when you apply for them. Lastly, society does not have to be perfect to advance in many ways that would improve our overall society everywhere.

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