Thomas More's Accomplishments

Utopia was a book published in 1516 by Thomas More. The book is a narrative of a society on an island filled with different political and social ideas compared to England during that time period. There is no specific claim that this book is entirely true but based on numerous aspects in the story it is believed that this is a work of fiction. The beginning of the book frames who Thomas Moore was and what he had accomplished throughout his life. Thomas More was born in 1478 and died in 1535. In his lifetime, More had many achievements and was “one of the most impressive figures of the English Renaissance” (More 7). More was the son of a lawyer and ultimately grew up to become one also. He was well respected and participated in many legal roles …show more content…
Not only from learning about Thomas More’s impressive achievements but also by reflecting on some of the legal customs that were present back then and how some are even present to this day. I thought the description of Utopia was very detailed and had a lot of depth to it. It was also interesting because it depicted somewhat of what society was like a long time ago in terms of how they dealt with people breaking certain laws. Also, the characters were very interesting. For example the name Raphael Hythloday, who was an explorer in this story means expert in nonsense. In Utopia it emphasized a lot on no private property and good being in places where people can ask for what they need. This is relatable to communism due to the fact that there is no private property but since Utopia has elections for their leaders the government style is not completely relatable to communism. The people of Utopia believed that having equal shares of riches would prevent people from getting greedy. Utopia was written a long time ago, yet the ideas, practices and beliefs mentioned in the book could be found in today’s society. This leads readers to ask the question of how much has society advanced in terms of law, politics and