Utopia Vs Hythloday

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Similar to the non-existence of individualism in Utopian society, the housing structures are homologous as well. In Utopia, perfection is shown through consistency and equality. The land that all the Utopian citizens live in is densely urbanized with a structured setup of cities with agricultural fields lying far from the districts. These districts are arranged completely in an identical way, just as the houses are built of matching architectural features. Hythloday almost seems to flaunt Utopia's perfect uniformity in his opening aside: "If you know one of their cities, you know them all, for they’re exactly alike, except where geography itself , makes a difference.”(More 41).

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