The Pros And Cons Of Utopian Societies

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A Utopia is an image of a perfect world. In the years during the Great Depression people suffered great loses and the nation’s economy went down causing the worth of it to decrease. Utopian societies do not exist because people have different ideas and beliefs, also problems occur everyday, Utopian thinking can lead to the destruction of current national systems.

Not all people have the same ideas or beliefs. In the 18th and 19th century there were many different utopian societies, each with their own belief system. For example the Brook Farm community came to a tragic end due to financial debt and ideas shared by others, outside of the community (Utopias in America). There have been multiple instances were Utopian societies have fallen apart

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